Robinson Jeffers

John Robinson Jeffers (January 10 1887–January 20 1962) was an American poet who, after extensive travel in his youth, spent most of his life in Carmel, California, USA in a granite house he built for his family with his own hands ("Tor House"), which included a large stone tower ("Hawk Tower").

Early life

Jeffers was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a seminary dormitory, the son of a Presbyterian minister. His family was generally supportive of his interest in poetry.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Presbyterian

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He traveled throughout Europe during his youth and attended school in Switzerland. He was something of a child prodigy, interested in classics and Greek and Latin language and literature. At sixteen he entered Occidental College with a transcript that would rival many of today's graduate students. At school, he was an avid outdoorsmen, but also active in the school's literary society.

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Greek - Latin - Occidental College

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