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Also Known As Walter Jackson Bate
Born May 23, 1918 • Mankato • Minnesota
Died July 26, 1999 (aged 81) • Boston • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • National Book Award
Notable Works “Samuel Johnson” • “The Achievement of Samuel Johnson”
Subjects Of Study John Keats • Samuel Johnson
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