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

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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. 5 million copies. Over the years he taught writing at several universities including Yale, The New School, and Columbia.

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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.

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United States
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Lived 1922 to 2015 · aged 92
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