William W. Warner

Writer, Author

1920 – 2008

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Who was William W. Warner?

William W. Warner was an American biologist and writer.

Warner was a 1943 graduate of Princeton University. During World War II, Warner served in the Pacific Theater of operations as an aerial photograph analyst with a Marine air group.

He was awarded the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his first book Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay, which was based on his experiences living and working among crab fishermen on the Chesapeake.

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Born
Apr 2, 1920
Manhattan
Also known as
  • William Warner
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Princeton University
  • Cornell University
Died
Apr 18, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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