About D. G. Myers
Lived 1952 – 2014 (aged 61–62). D. G. Myers was a writer.
David G. Myers (February 27, 1952 – September 26, 2014) was an American writer and a renowned literary critic. He earned his PhD from Northwestern University and had been a professor at Texas A&M and Ohio State University. He was the author of The Elephants Teach, a definitive history of creative writing. Myers died in 2014 at the age of 62 after a long battle against cancer.
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Who was D. G. Myers?
American writer and literary critic
When was D. G. Myers born?
D. G. Myers was born in 1952.
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D. G. Myers died in 2014.
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D. G. Myers was a writer.
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