T.S. Eliot
26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965
Thomas Stearns Eliot was an American-born British poet, essayist, and playwright who became a central figure in modernist poetry. Known for works such as The Waste Land and Four Quartets, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
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Life events
T.S. Eliot was born into a prominent Boston Brahmin family that had settled in St. Louis.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied philosophy and literature at Harvard before continuing his studies in Europe.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe moved to England, where he would spend the rest of his life and later become a British subject.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis early masterpiece appeared in Poetry magazine, marking his arrival as a modernist poet.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis long poem became one of the defining works of modernist literature.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis set of four interlinked meditative poems is considered among his greatest achievements.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature for his contribution to modern poetry.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgT.S. Eliot died of emphysema at his home in London.
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