Peter Matthiessen
American novelist and naturalist
Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and onetime CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction and... Wikipedia
Born: May 22, 1927, New York, NY
Died: April 5, 2014 (age 86 years), Sagaponack, NY
Spouse: Maria Eckhart (m. 1980–2014), Deborah Love (m. 1963–1972), and Patsy Southgate (m. 1951–1956)
Children: Alex Matthiessen
Parents: Elizabeth Matthiessen and Erard A. Matthiessen
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