Walt whitman professor emeritus at rutgers university (1939–2017).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in New York City.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 77 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan