# William Zinsser

> William Knowlton Zinsser was an American writer, editor and teacher. He began his career working as a feature writer for the New York Herald Tribune. He then became a free-lance contributor to magazines, and authored numerous books; his best known was On Writing Well, a style guide for non-fiction writers that sold an estimated 1.5 million copies. Over the years he taught writing at several universities including Yale, The New School, and Columbia.

*American writer, editor, journalist, literary critic, and professor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1922-10-07
- **Died:** 2015-05-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

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- [Зинсер, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
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