Memorial Page for William Gass
American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor
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July 30th, 2026
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William H. Gass (* July 30, 1924 in Fargo; † December 6, 2017 in University City) was an american fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor. He was 93 years old. His education included Ohio Wesleyan University, Cornell University and Kenyon College. He received 7 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. His cause of death was heart failure.
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10 EventsBorn in Fargo, Cass County
1924National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
1985American Book Awards
1996National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
1996National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
2002PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
2003Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism
2007Straelen Translator’s Prize provided by Kunststiftung NRW
2013William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
2015Died in University City, St. Louis County (heart failure)
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William Gass. Forever remembered.