E. B. White

1899 - 1985

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: United States of America

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Cornell University, Mount Vernon High School

occupation: poet, writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, editor, essayist, children's writer

award received: PEN New England Award, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Children's Literature Legacy Award, Newbery Honor, Hans Christian Andersen Award

Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web came in first in their poll of the top one hundred children's novels. In addition, he was a writer and contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine and also a co-author of the English-language style guide The Elements of Style. Source: Wikipedia (en)