biography
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Gardner, John (Champlin, Jr)
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| lived:
| (1933–82)
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| biography:
| Writer and educator, born in Batavia, New York, USA. He earned a PhD at Iowa State University and taught at several institutions, including the State University of New York, Binghamton (1978–82). In addition to scholarly works of chiefly mediaeval translations and editions, he wrote poetry, criticism, and fiction, including Grendel (1971), October Light (1976, National Book Critics Circle Award), and Mickelsson's Ghosts (1982). He died in a motorcycle accident. |
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