Richard Howard
Poet

Richard Howard Net Worth

Richard Howard is an American poet, author, translator, critic, and professor who has a net worth of $300 million. He was born in 1929 and is best known for his 1969 work, Untitled Subjects. He has also published other works such as Fellow Feelings, Misgivings, and Fallacies of Wonder.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 13, 1929
Birth Place Ohio
Age 94 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $300 million (2024)

About

American poet, author, translator, critic, and professor who published Untitled Subjects in 1969. His other poetic works include Fellow Feelings, Misgivings, and Fallacies of Wonder.

Before Fame

He studied at Paris' Sorbonne and worked briefly as a lexicographer.

Trivia

He received the National Book Award for his translation of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal.

Family Life

He was adopted as an infant by Harry Orwitz and Emma Joseph, a Jewish couple living in Cleveland, Ohio.

Associated With

He was a friend of poet W.H. Auden.

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