William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963) was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism. He was also a pediatrician and general practitioner of medicine with a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Williams "worked harder at being a writer than he did at being a physician" but excelled at both. Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey. His grandmother, an Englishwoman des... More

Date of birth:

  • Sep 17, 1883

Date of death:

  • Mar 4, 1963 (age 79 years)

Also known as:

  • Williams, William Carlos,
  • Dr. William Carlos Williams

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  • Person

Assessment:

  • Responsible for establishing new ways of writing poetry and for innovations in writing fiction

Category:

  • literature

Disciplines:

  • poet
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