Paul Fussell
Historian, Author
1924 – 2012
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Who was Paul Fussell?
Paul Fussell was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor. His writings cover a variety of topics, from scholarly works on eighteenth-century English literature to commentary on America's class system. He is best known for his writings about World War I and II, which explore what he felt was the gap between the romantic myth and reality of war; he made a "career out of refusing to disguise it or elevate it".
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1924
Pasadena - Also known as
- Jr. Paul Fussell
- Spouses
- Betty Fussell
(1949 - 1981)
- Betty Fussell
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pomona College
- PhD, Harvard University
English Studies
( - 1952)
- Employment
- Rutgers University
- Lived in
- Medford
( - 2012/05/23)
- Medford
- Died
- May 23, 2012
Medford
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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