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David Foster Wallace (* 21. February 1962 in Ithaca; † 12. September 2008 in Claremont) was an american fiction writer and essayist. He was 46 years old. His education included Urbana High School, Amherst College, University of Arizona and Harvard University. His awards include MacArthur Fellows Program, Lannan Literary Awards and Whiting Awards. His cause of death was hanging to death.
Life Events
9 Events1962
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins County
1980
Amherst College
Bachelor of Arts · until 1985
1985
University of Arizona
Master of Fine Arts · until 1987
1987
Whiting Awards
1989
Harvard University
until 1989
1996
Lannan Literary Awards
2002
Pomona College
until 2008
2008
Died in Claremont, Los Angeles County (hanging to death)
2016