Paul Fussell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Fussell

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1924

Place of Birth: Pasadena, California, United States

Date of Death: 23-May-2012

Profession: writer, military historian, university teacher, journalist, literary critic, literary historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paul Fussell, Jr.
(22 March 1924 – 23 May 2012) was an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor.
His writings cover a variety of topics, from scholarly works on eighteenth-century English literature to commentary on America's class system.
Fussell served in the 103rd Infantry Division during World War II and was wounded in fighting in France.
Returning to the US, Fussell wrote extensively and held several faculty positions, most prominently at Rutgers University (1955-1983) and at the University of Pennsylvania (1983-1994).
He is best known for his writings about World War I and II, which explore what he felt was the gap between the romantic myth and reality of war; he made a "career out of refusing to disguise it or elevate it".