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1 of 1977 John Frederick Nims

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Name	Nims, John Frederick
Born	Nov. 20, 1913
Birthplace	Muskegon, Michigan
Places of residence	Lived at 402 Prospect in Lake Bluff during the early 1970s
Titles & honors	Visiting Professor at Harvard University Visiting Professor at University of Toronto Visiting Professor at University of Florence Graduate Program Professor at the University of Illinois.
Education	DePaul University Notre Dame University PhD in Comparative Literature from University of Chicago, 1945
Occupation	Poet and Educator One of the leading poety translators in America. Contributor to Poetry magazine for decades and editor from 1978 - 1984. Nominated for a National Book Award, recipient of the Harriett Monroe Memorial Prize; the John Frederick Nims Memorial Prize for Poetry Translation was named for him through Poetry magazine.
Role	Academic
Publications	Wrote 11 poetry books.
Spouse	Bonnie Larkin - m. 1947
Children	Three Children
Notes	Fluent in: - Greek - German - French - Italian Conversational in many other languages

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