William Strunk Jr.

William Strunk Jr.
Born(1869-07-01)July 1, 1869
DiedSeptember 26, 1946(1946-09-26) (aged 77)
Burial placePleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, New York
Known forThe Elements of Style
TitleProfessor of English at Cornell University
Children3, including Oliver Strunk
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BA)
Cornell University (PhD)
Academic work
Institutions

William Strunk Jr. (July 1, 1869 – September 26, 1946) was an American professor of English at Cornell University and the author of The Elements of Style (1918). After his former student E. B. White revised and extended the book, The Elements of Style became an influential guide to writing in the English language, informally known as “Strunk & White”.