Howard Nemerov

Details

Instance of

human

Born

29 February 1920

Died

5 July 1991

Place of birth

New York City

Place of death

St. Louis

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Howard

Family name

Nemerov

Mother

Gertrude Russek Nemerov

Sibling

Diane Arbus

Field of work

literature, educational system

Occupation

poet, writer, university teacher, essayist, novelist

Citizenship

United States

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, National Medal of Arts, United States Poet Laureate, St. Louis Literary Award, Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, National Book Award

cause of death

cancer

educated at

Harvard University, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Harvard College

employer

Washington University in St. Louis, Brandeis University

languages spoken, written or signed

American English, English

manner of death

natural causes

member of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters

name in native language

Howard Nemerov

nominated for

National Book Award for Poetry, National Book Award for Poetry, National Book Award for Poetry, National Book Award for Poetry

residence

New York City, University City

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