EntityQ7965245· pop 6· linked from 177 articlesWalter Jackson BateSign in to saveAmerican biographer (1918–1999)Person · Open LibraryBorn1918Died1999Works31Top worksBurden of the Past and the English Poet (The Norton library) by Walter Jackson Bate (1972-06-01)ColeridgeColeridge From classic to romanticNegative capabilityvia Open Library + WikidataMusic · MusicBrainzTypePersonCountryUSActive from1958-08-29Active to2009-06-25via MusicBrainz · CC0Key datesBorn23 May 1918Died26 July 1999via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameWalterGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthMankatoPlace of deathBostonOccupationliterary scholarEducated atHarvard UniversityEmployerHarvard UniversityLanguages spokenEnglish languageConnectionsPulitzer Prize for BiographyEntityDouglas Southall FreemanEntityCategories1918 births1999 deaths20th-century American biographers20th-century American male writersAmerican literary criticsAmerican male biographersFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesHarvard University alumniHarvard University facultyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyNational Book Award winnersPeople appearing on C-SPAN