Louis Simpson

Louis Simpson (born March 27, 1923 in Jamaica) is a United States poet. He won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his work At The End Of The Open Road.

Related Topics:
March 27 - 1923 - Jamaica - United States - Poet - 1964 - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry - At The End Of The Open Road

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

His father was a lawyer of Scottish descent, and his mother Russian. At 17 he emigrated to the United States and began attending Columbia University. During World War II, from 1943 to 1945 he was a member of the 101st Airborne Division and would fight in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. After the end of the war he attened the University of Paris.

Related Topics:
Lawyer - Scottish - Russia - Columbia University - World War II - 1943 - 1945 - 101st Airborne Division - France - Netherlands - Belgium - Germany - University of Paris

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

He first book was The Arrivistes, published in 1949. He received a Ph.D. from Columbia and taught there, as well as University of California, Berkeley, and the Stony Brook University.

Related Topics:
The Arrivistes - 1949 - Ph.D. - University of California, Berkeley - Stony Brook University

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Other awards that he has received are the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1962 and the Prix de Rome.

Related Topics:
Guggenheim Fellowship - 1962 - Prix de Rome

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

He currently lives in Setauket, New York.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~