Thompson, William Irwin

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Name (Latin)
Thompson, William Irwin
Date of birth
1938-07-16
Date of death
2020-11-08
Occupation
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1938
Ph.D.
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79072481
Wikidata: Q2063588
Library of congress: n 50012259
OCoLC: oca00047749
Sources of Information
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1938; Ph.D.)
  • His The imagination of an insurrection, 1967.
  • Coming into being, 1996:CIP t.p. (William Irwin Thompson)
  • Who's who Amer., 1995(Thompson, William Irwin; b. July 16, 1938 in Chicago; founding director of Lindisfarne Asso., 1972- ; author of Imagination of an insurrection, Blue jade from the morning star, Islands out of time, etc.)
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Wikipedia description:

William Irwin Thompson (July 16, 1938 – November 8, 2020) was an American social philosopher, cultural critic, and poet. He received the Oslo International Poetry Festival Award in 1986. He described his writing and speaking style as "mind-jazz on ancient texts". He was the founder of the Lindisfarne Association, which proposed the study and realization of a new planetary culture.

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