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John Frederic Bennett

Short Name: John Frederic Bennett
Full Name: Bennett, John Frederic
Birth Year: 1920
Death Year: 1991

John Frederic Bennett was born March 12, 1920 in Pittsfield, Mass. He earned a B. A. from Oberlin College in 1942, an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1950, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1956. He was a poet and an English professor at Indiana University (Jeffersonville), Beloit College, Rockford College (Illinois), and St. Norbert College. His works include Fire in the Dust, Griefs and exultations, The holy unicorn and Beyond the compass rose.

Dianne Shapiro, from PraBook.com, accessed 9/20/2020


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