John McPhee

John McPhee
Born
John Angus McPhee

(1931-03-08) March 8, 1931 (age 93)
EducationPrinceton University
Magdelene College, Cambridge
OccupationWriter
SpouseYolanda Whitman (second wife)
Children4 (including Jenny McPhee, Martha McPhee, and Laura McPhee)

John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is an American writer. He is considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction. He is a four-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the category General Nonfiction, and he won that award on the fourth occasion in 1999 for Annals of the Former World (a collection of five books, including two of his previous Pulitzer finalists).[1] In 2008, he received the George Polk Career Award for his "indelible mark on American journalism during his nearly half-century career".[2] Since 1974, McPhee has been the Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference pulitzer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Long Island University Announces Winners of 2007 George Polk Awards". February 2008. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Professors of Journalism - Roster of Professors, 1964-2010 - Princeton University Council of the Humanities". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.