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  1. William Blackburn was an author, editor, and professor of English and literary composition at Duke University from 1926 until 1969. Born in 1899 to missionaries in Persia, Blackburn spent his childhood in Seneca, South Carolina, and completed his undergraduate studies at Furman University.

  2. Oct 20, 2016 · Built in 1928 for William Blackburn, the legendary Duke English professor who taught celebrated novelists Reynolds Price ’55 and Anne Tyler ’61 and poets Fred Chappell ’61 and James Applewhite ’58, A.M. ’60, Ph.D. ’69, among many others, the home had been the scene of countless gatherings with Blackburn’s students.

  3. William D. Blackburn Papers. William Donald Blackburn. - France. General description of the collection: The William D. Blackburn papers consist of a completed Korean War Veterans Survey...

  4. William Blackburn (1750–1790) was an English architect and the leading prison architect of the Georgian -era. Following the principles of John Howard, his designs aimed to provide inmates with dry and airy cells .

  5. Between 1926 and 1969, when many educators believed creative writing to be unteachable, William Blackburn, Professor of English at Duke, consistently taught a course on Literary Composition.

  6. William Blackburn is an alum of University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Graduate Department of Philosophy. They are interested in Philosophy of Language and 17th/18th Century Philosophy.

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  8. Apr 29, 2024 · William D. Blackburn operated a general store in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana. During the Civil War, his family was living in Edgar County, Illinois. He enlisted in the 7th Illinois Cavalry in August 1861. He died on May 17, 1863 in Mississippi, likely during the Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi.