William Dean Howells

Person · Open Library

Born

1 March 1837

Died

11 May 1920

Works

453

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1837

Active to

1920

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

26

Total plays

74

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

   · 1996 · cited 63,006x

2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

   · 1976 · cited 44,848x

3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

   · 1983 · cited 39,579x

4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

   · 2010 · cited 30,951x

5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

   · 1958 · cited 28,686x

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Quotes

• “We live, but a world has passed away With the years that perished to make us men.”
• “The wrecks of slavery are fast growing a fungus crop of sentiment.”
• “Lord, for the erring thought Not into evil wrought: Lord, for the wicked will Betrayed and baffled still: For the heart from itself kept, Our thanksgiving accept. For ignorant hopes that were Broken to our blind prayer: For pain, death, sorrow, sent Unto our chastisement: For all loss of seeming good, Quicken our gratitude.”
• “And before you know me gone Eternity and I are one.”
• “Her mouth is a honey-blossom, No doubt, as the poet sings; But within her lips, the petals, Lurks a cruel bee that stings.”
• “He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence [...]”

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Key facts

Born

( 1837-03-01 ) March 1, 1837, Martinsville, Ohio U.S.

Died

May 11, 1920 (1920-05-11) (aged 83), Manhattan, New York U.S.

Language

English

Genre

novel drama literary criticism

Literary movement

American Realism

Appointed by

Abraham Lincoln

Preceded by

J. J. Sprenger

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