T. H. White
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English author (1906–1964)
Key facts
- Born
- Terence Hanbury White , ( 1906-05-29 ) 29 May 1906, Bombay , British India
- Died
- 17 January 1964 (1964-01-17) (aged 57), Piraeus , Athens, Greece
- Nickname
- Tim
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- English
- Education
- Cheltenham College
- Alma mater
- Queens' College, Cambridge
- Genre
- Fantasy
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- White
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Place of death
- Piraeus
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- Queens' College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Sword in the Stone
- Image
- White-in-Boston-CollegeII.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1906-05-29
- date of death
- 1964-01-17
- place of burial
- First Cemetery of Athens
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- T. H. White
- name in native language
- Terence Hanbury White
- cause of death
- heart failure
- pseudonym
- James Aston
- writing language
- English language
- personal library at
- Harry Ransom Center
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to T. H. White, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Terence Hanbury "Tim" White (29 May 1906 – 17 January 1964) was an English writer. He is best known for his Arthurian novels, which were published together in 1958 as The Once and Future King. One of his best known is the first of the series, The Sword in the Stone, which was published as a stand-alone book in 1938.
Early life
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