Pearson, Bill, 1922-2002

LC control no.	n 83125346
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PR9639.3.P46
Personal name heading	Pearson, Bill, 1922-2002 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Pearson, W. H. (William Harrison), 1922-2002 Pearson, William Harrison, 1922-2002
Associated country	New Zealand
Located	Greymouth (N.Z.) Auckland (N.Z.)
Birth date	1922-01-18
Death date	2002-09-27
Place of birth	Greymouth (N.Z.)
Field of activity	Fiction Essays Literary criticism
Affiliation	Auckland University College University of Auckland. Department of English
Profession or occupation	Authors Critics English teachers College teachers
Found in	His Coal flat, 1976, c1963: t.p. (Bill Pearson) jkt. (b. 1922) His Henry Lawson among the Maoris, 1968: t.p. (W.H. Pearson) Con Au, v. 57-60 (Pearson, William Harrison (Bill Pearson); b. 1-18-1922 in Greymouth, N.Z.) LC data base, 10-9-86 (hdg.: Pearson, William Harrison, 1922- ; usage: W.H. Pearson) Wikipedia, April 29, 2019 (Bill Pearson (New Zealand writer); William Harrison "Bill" Pearson (18 January 1922 - 27 September 2002); New Zealand fiction writer, essayist and critic; born in Greymouth; on completion of his PhD at University of London in 1952 he returned to New Zealand, teaching in the English Department at the Auckland University College from 1959 until his retirement in 1986; was a closeted gay man for much of his life. Homosexuality was illegal in New Zealand until 1986) New Zealand Book Council website, April 29, 2019 (Pearson, Bill or W.H. (William Harrison) (1922 - 2002), fiction writer, essayist and critic; born and grew up in Greymouth; wrote fiction, social criticism and literary criticism; lectured at Auckland University College (later University of Auckland) from 1959 until his retirement as associate professor in 1986) <https://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writer/pearson-bill/>
Associated language	eng