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William was raised in a house by a graveyard. His mother fought for women's rights to vote, and his father was a school master. He had an older brother, and he began an early education at his father's school
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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in Newquay, Cornwall, England -
From 1921 to 1930, William Golding attended Marlborough Grammar School, where his father was a science master. From 1930 to 1934, he attended Oxford University, and in 1937, he returned to Oxford to receive a diploma in education.