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Louis Simpson (1923–2012) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, and university teacher. Born in Kingston, he held citizenship in the United States and wrote in English. He participated in World War II and was educated at Columbia University and its School of General Studies. His professional career included teaching positions at Stony Brook University, Columbia University, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Simpson received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and was nominated for the Griffin Poetry Prize. His notable works include *The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970*, *Wei Wei and Other Friends*, *The manual of lubrication, or, How to use lubricants for every description of machinery*, *Struggling Times*, and *The New Poets of England and America*. He died of natural causes due to Alzheimer's disease in Stony Brook.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 29
Top works
- The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970
- Wei Wei and Other Friends
- The manual of lubrication, or, How to use lubricants for every description of machinery
- Struggling Times
- The New Poets of England and America
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Family name
- Simpson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- Stony Brook
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
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- date of birth
- 1923-03-27
- date of death
- 2012-09-14
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Griffin Poetry Prize
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