Richard Eberhart
Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was an American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total. "Richard Eberhart emerged out of the 1930s as a modern stylist with romantic sensibilities." He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Selected Poems, 1930–1965 and the 1977 National Book Award for Poetry for Collected Poems, 1930–1976. He was the grandfather of Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington.
Richard Eberhart | |
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| Born | Richard Ghormley Eberhart April 5, 1904 Austin, Minnesota, USA |
| Died | June 9, 2005 (aged 101) Hanover, New Hampshire, USA |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Dartmouth College St John's College, Cambridge Harvard University |
| Notable awards | National Book Award 1977 Pulitzer Prize 1966 |
| Spouse | Helen Butcher (m. 1941) |
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