Carl Sandburg
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 6, 1878
Day of Death: July 22, 1967 (90 years old)
Place of Birth: Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature", especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers (1918), and Smoke and Steel (1920).
