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BARRETT, William Christopher (18564)

Birth

  • Born on December 30, 1913 in New York, NY

Death

  • Died on September 08, 1992 in Tarrytown, Westchester Co., NY

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Notes

  • Occupation: Professor of Philosophy at University of Chicago,Brown University,New York University
  • Death: Cancer of Esophagus
  • Obituary: William Barrett, one of the foremost American interpreters of the philosophy of existentialism and a leading chronicler of the post-World War II generation of New York intellectuals, died on Tuesday at the Tarrytown Hall Nursing Home in Tarrytown, N.Y. He was 78 years old. He died of cancer of the esophagus, said his son-in-law, Gary La Rue, with whom he lived in North Tarrytown in recent years. After entering the City College of New York at the age of 15 and receiving a doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University at 22, Professor Barrett devoted his professional life to teaching and writing, with one important exception. In the late 1940's and early 50's, he spent five years as a literary journalist and associate editor of Partisan Review, which was then among the most important and influential literary and political journals in the United States. Professor Barrett taught philosophy at the University of Chicago, Brown University, New York University and finally Pace University. He is survived by a daughter, Susan Barrett of North Tarrytown; a son, Michael, of Boston, and a granddaughter. New York Times September 10,1992

Sources

  • US Social Security Index: SSN #090-24-0458