William Golding

By Life_Love_Music2001

  • Birth

    Born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He is named William Gerald Golding.
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    Schooling

    Golding attended Marlborough Grammar School in his youth, going on to attend Brasenose College at Oxford University

  • First Publication

    Golding publishes his first work, a book of poems named "Poems".
    Date is arbitrary.

  • Teaching

    Golding earns a job takes a job teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury.

  • Marriage

    William marries Ann Brookfield.

  • First Child

    William's first child is born. He is named David.

  • Joins Royal Navy

    Golding put teaching on hiatus to join the Royal Navy and fight in WWII

  • Second Child

    Golding's second child is born, named Judith.

  • Returns to Teaching

    Post-WWII, Golding returns to his position teaching at the Bishop Wordsworth's School.

  • Retirement

    Golding retires from teaching

  • Nobel Prize

    Golding is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was 73 years old.

  • Knighthood

    Golding is knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II

  • Death

    Sir William Gerald Golding passes away due to a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.

  • Lord of the Flies Published

    Lord of the Flies is published in 1954, after going through many publishers only to be rejected.