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William Golding

By Connor Korte

  • Birth

    Birth
    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911. He was born in Newquay, Cornwall, England.

  • College

    College
    William Golding Attended Brasenose College; The same college his father attended when he was young as well.

  • Teaching

    Teaching
    William Golding decided to teach Philosophy and English at Bishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury.

  • Married

    Married
    William Golding married Ann Brookfield, and had 2 children.

  • Navy

    Navy
    William Golding decided a little after he graduated college that he wanted to join the Royal Navy. As you can infer he survived, and went back to teaching shortly after.

  • Rejection

    Rejection
    William Golding sent his book to several authors, which all ended up declining publishing his book.

  • Lord of the flies

    Lord of the flies
    William Golding published "lord of the flies"

  • Nobel prize

    Nobel prize
    At 73, William Golding was gifted the nobel prize for literature.

  • Knighted

    Knighted
    In the summer of 1988, William Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the second.

  • Death

    Death
    William Golding died on June 19th, 1993 at 81 years old. He was in The UK when he passed.