About Lester L. Faigley
Lived 1947 – 2020 (aged 72–73). Lester L. Faigley was an American literary historian.
Lester L. Faigley (1947-2020) was an American literary scholar and the Robert Adger Law and Thos H. Law Centennial Professor at University of Texas at Austin, where he was founding chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing.
Education
University of Washington, Ph.D. (1976), English. Miami (Ohio) University, M.A. (1972), English, linguistics. North Carolina State University, B.A. (1969).
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Who was Lester L. Faigley?
American literary scholar
When was Lester L. Faigley born?
Lester L. Faigley was born on 6 April 1947.
When did Lester L. Faigley die?
Lester L. Faigley died in 2020.
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Lester L. Faigley was a literary historian.
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Lester L. Faigley was American.
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· Wikipedia: Lester L. Faigley
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