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William Howarth (November 26, 1940 – June 6, 2023) was an American writer and professor emeritus at Princeton University. He published fourteen books and also wrote for such national periodicals as National Geographic, Smithsonian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The American Scholar.
Jun 23, 2023 · William “Will” Howarth, professor of English, emeritus, and eminent Thoreau scholar and environmental humanist, died of interstitial lung disease at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center on June 6. He was 82. Howarth served on Princeton’s faculty for 51 years.
The book of Concord: Thoreau's life as a writer. WL Howarth. (No Title) , 1982. 122. 1982. Early essays and miscellanies. HD Thoreau. Princeton University Press.
William “Will” Howarth, professor of English, emeritus, and eminent Thoreau scholar and environmental humanist, died of interstitial lung disease at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center on June 6, 2023. He was 82.
William Howarth has 36 books on Goodreads with 2746 ratings. William Howarth’s most popular book is The Book of Concord: Thoreau's Life as a Writer.
His legendary devotion to advisees appears in the acknowledgment pages of dozens of books published by former students. (“To Will Howarth,” wrote Richard Preston *81, “assassin of the mediocre phrase.”) In 42 years, Will supervised 100 dissertations and 256 senior theses, a record likely to stand for some time.
Jun 5, 2017 · William Howarth was a former president of the Thoreau Society and former editor-in-chief of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. He taught at Princeton from 1966. Pursuing the White Whale. A briny exploration of Melville’s greatest work. By William Howarth | Monday December 2, 2019. Reading Thoreau at 200.
