William Strunk Jr. (1869–1946)
Autor von The Elements of Style
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William Strunk Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 1, 1869. He received a bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati in 1890 and Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1896. He taught English at Cornell University for forty-six years. He wrote two books: The Elements of Style, which was later mehr anzeigen published under the title The Elements and Practice of Composition, and English Metres. He was also an editor and edited important works by such authors as William Shakespeare, John Dryden, and James Fenimore Cooper. He served as a literary consultant to the 1936 MGM film version of Romeo and Juliet. He died on September 26, 1946. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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(eng) The Elements of Style was later edited and expanded by E.B. White and is now often referred to as 'Strunk and White'. This page is for the author William Strunk, Jr., alone - please do not combine with the page for Strunk and White, or E.B. White.
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition 819 Exemplare
The Elements of Style Workbook: Writing Strategies with Grammar Book (Writing Workbook Featuring New Lessons on Writing… (2017) 51 Exemplare
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. & How To Speak And Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin - Special Edition (2006) 11 Exemplare
THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE. WITH REVISIONS, AN INTROD., AND A CHAPTER ON WRITING BY E. B. WHITE (1972) 5 Exemplare
W.Strunk.'s E. B. White's The Elements of Style (The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition… (2008) 3 Exemplare
The Elements of Reasoning 2 Exemplare
Topics and questions on Shakespeare 1 Exemplar
English metres 1 Exemplar
The Juliana of Cynewulf. — Herausgeber — 1 Exemplar
A Arte de Saber Escrever 1 Exemplar
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- Geburtstag
- 1869-07-01
- Todestag
- 1946-09-26
- Begräbnisort
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Sterbeort
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Ithaca, New York, USA
- Ausbildung
- University of Cincinnati (BA | 1890)
Cornell University (Ph.D. | 1896) - Berufe
- professor (English)
writer - Beziehungen
- Strunk, W. Oliver (son)
White, E.B. (student) - Organisationen
- Cornell University
- Kurzbiographie
- William Strunk, Jr., and his wife had two sons and a daughter. E.B. White praised Strunk's work The Elements of Style, usually referred to as "Strunk & White", as a "43-page summation of the case for cleanliness, accuracy, and brevity in the use of English" that has not been surpassed in the decades since it was first published.
- Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
- The Elements of Style was later edited and expanded by E.B. White and is now often referred to as 'Strunk and White'. This page is for the author William Strunk, Jr., alone - please do not combine with the page for Strunk and White, or E.B. White.
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