# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edmund-wilson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:00:26.909Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/edmund-wilson"
name: "Edmund Wilson"
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description: "Edmund Wilson Jr. was an American writer, literary critic, and journalist. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary critics of the 20th century. Wilson began his career as a journalist, writing for publications such as Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. He helped to edit The New Republic, served as chief book critic for The New Yorker, and was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books."
tagline: "American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters (1895-1972)"
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birthDate: "1895-05-08"
deathDate: "1972-06-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump