John Crowe Ransom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Crowe Ransom

American poet

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1888

Place of Birth: Pulaski, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1974

Profession: writer, poet, journalist, literary critic, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 – July 3, 1974) was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor.
He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism.
As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review.
Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished students, he also was a prize-winning poet and essayist.