William Dean Howells
American novelist and literary critic
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". Wikipedia
Born: March 1, 1837, Martins Ferry, OH
Died: May 11, 1920 (age 83 years), Manhattan, New York, NY
Partner: Elinor Mead Howells (1862–)
Influenced by: Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and more
Grandchild: William W. Howells
Children: John Mead Howells