William Strunk Jr.
William Strunk Jr. | |
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| Born | July 1, 1869 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 1946 (aged 77) Poughkeepsie, New York, US. |
| Burial place | Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, New York |
| Known for | The Elements of Style |
| Title | Professor of English at Cornell University |
| Children | 3, including Oliver Strunk |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Cincinnati (BA) Cornell University (PhD) |
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William Strunk Jr. (July 1, 1869 – September 26, 1946) was an American professor of English at Cornell University and the author of The Elements of Style (1918). After his former student E. B. White revised and extended the book, The Elements of Style became an influential guide to writing in the English language, informally known as “Strunk & White”.