Joe Gould (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American eccentric
Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1889
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 18-Aug-1957
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Joe Gould (writer)
- Joseph Ferdinand Gould (12 September 1889 – 18 August 1957) was an American eccentric, also known as Professor Seagull.
- Often homeless, he claimed to be the author of the longest book ever written, An Oral History of the Contemporary World, also known as An Oral History of Our Time or Meo Tempore.
- He inspired the book Joe Gould's Secret (1965) by Joseph Mitchell, and its film adaptation (2000), and is a character in the 2009 computer game The Blackwell Convergence.
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