Birthdate: June 13, 1894
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vermilion County
Died: December 10, 1972
Mark Van Doren was a distinguished American poet, writer, and critic who had a significant career as a scholar and English professor at Columbia University for nearly four decades. He influenced many writers and thinkers, such as Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, John Berryman, Whittaker Chambers, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac. Van Doren’s professional accomplishments included being the literary editor of The Nation, writing critical studies on notable figures like Shakespeare and Nathaniel Hawthorne, and receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1940. His enduring impact on Columbia University’s literary community is evidenced by the prestigious teaching awards that bear his name.
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