Wiliam golding timeline

By Formulakid1

  • Beginning of life

    Golding was born in a small town in England, Called Cornwell.

  • Graduation

    In 1935, he graduated from oxford University with a degree in english literature.

  • Publishing

    In 1935 after he graduated, he published his first piece of literature in form of a poem
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    Teaching

    From 1935-1940, he taught English a philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury.
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    Service

    In 1940-1944 he served in the Navy and saw action
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    Writting recognition

    1945: Returns to teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School.
    1954: Publishes Lord of the Flies.
    1962: Retires from teaching to become a full-time author.
    1980: Wins the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage.
    1983: Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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    End of Life

    1983: Oxford awards him an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
    1993: Dies in Cornwall at the age of 81.