About Lew Sarett
Lived 1888 – 1954 (aged 65–66). Lew Sarett was an American professor and poet.
Lew R. Sarett (May 16, 1888 – August 17, 1954) was an American educator, poet and outdoorsman. He taught at the University of Illinois (1912–1920) and later Northwestern University (1920–1953), and published six poetry collections, including:
Many Many Moons (1920) The Box of God (1922) Slow Smoke (1925)
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Who was Lew Sarett?
American poet and professor (1888-1954)
When was Lew Sarett born?
Lew Sarett was born in 1888 in Chicago.
When did Lew Sarett die?
Lew Sarett died in 1954 in Gainesville.
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Lew Sarett was a professor and poet.
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Lew Sarett was American.
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