Background
III, Edmund Valentine White, was born on January 13, 1940 in Cincinnati.
writer creative writing professor
III, Edmund Valentine White, was born on January 13, 1940 in Cincinnati.
Bachelor, University Michigan, 1962. Doctor (honorary), State University of New York Oneonta, 2000.
Staff writer Time-Life Books, New York City, 1962-1970. Senior editor Saturday Review, 1972-1973. Assistant professor writing seminars John Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1977-1979.
Adjunct professor Columbia University School Arts, New York City, 1981—1982. Professor English Brown University, Providence, 1990—1992. Professor creative writing Princeton University Lewis Center Arts, New Jersey, since 1998.
Executive director New York Institute for Humanities, 1980—1982.
Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature award 1982), American Academy Arts & Sciences.