William golding

William Golding

By allie regalado

  • Birth

    Born in Cornwall, England, in 1911

  • Birth

    William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England.

  • Education

    Attends Brasenose College at Oxford and spent two years studying science

  • Early Life

    Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School.

  • Marriage

    Ann Brookfield, with whom he had two children

  • War

    Went into the Royal Navy to fight in World War 2

  • Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies was published after being rejected 21 times

  • Noble Prize

    William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

  • Death

    William Golding died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.