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William Lipkind

1904 – 1974

American children's writer and anthropologist

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About William Lipkind

Lived 1904 – 1974 (aged 69). William Lipkind was an American anthropologist, writer and children's writer.

William Lipkind (December 17, 1904, New York City – October 2, 1974) was an American writer most famous for his children's picture book collaborations with Nicholas Mordvinoff, under the pseudonym Will (jointly Nicolas and Will). Before his writing and illustrating career, he was already an established anthropologist, graduating from Columbia University in 1937. He earned a master's in English literature. His undergraduate degree was from City College of New York in 1927. His doctorate was in anthropology.

Career Writing In 1947, he wrote Finders Keepers, published by Harcourt Brace and winner of the 1951 Caldecott Medal. It began as his dissertation at Columbia in 1944.

Teaching Lipkind taught anthropology at New York University and at Hunter College, children's literature.

Selected works

Winnebago Grammar (linguistics, 1945) The Two Reds (1950) Finders Keepers (1951) Beginning Charm for the New Year (verse, 1951) Boy with a Harpoon (1952) Even Steven (1952) Boy of the Islands (1954) Professor Bull's Umbrella (1954) Perry the Imp 1956) The Magic Feather Duster (1958) Days to Remember: An Almanac (nonfiction, 1961) Russet and the Two Reds (1962) The Boy and the Forest (1964) Nubber Bear (1966)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Columbia University, City College of New York
Employers
New York University, Hunter College

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped William Lipkind's

Frequently asked questions

Who was William Lipkind?

American children's writer and anthropologist (1904–1974)

When was William Lipkind born?

William Lipkind was born on 17 December 1904 in New York City.

When did William Lipkind die?

William Lipkind died on 2 October 1974.

What was William Lipkind's occupation?

William Lipkind was an anthropologist, writer and children's writer.

What nationality was William Lipkind?

William Lipkind was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Lipkind

· Wikidata: Q8014599

· DBpedia: William Lipkind

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