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William Strunk, Jr.

American professor of English literature and writer · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1869 to 1946 · aged 77

William Strunk Jr. was an American professor of English at Cornell University and the author of The Elements of Style (1918). After his former student E. B. White revised and extended the book, The Elements of Style became an influential guide to writing in the English language, informally known as “Strunk & White”.

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1946 · aged 77