William Golding

Birth

Sep 19, 1911

William Golding was born on September 19th, 1911.

William golding's academics

Period: 1921 to 1930

William Golding started Marlborough Grammar School at the age of 12

William Golding's collage

Period: 1930 to 1934

William Golding went to the University of Oxford, studying English and natural sciences.

William Golding served in world war 2

Period: 1940 to 1945

When World War 2 started and William Golding served in it

William Golding published Lord Of The Flies

1954

William Golding published Lord of the Flies, and it became his most popular book

William Golding retired from teaching

1955

William Golding wrote The Inheritors, allowing him to retire from being a teacher to being a full-time writer.

William Golding won the Nobel Peace prize

1983

William Golding won the Nobel Prize in literature

Queen Elizabeth Knights William Golding

1988

William Golding gets knighted by Queen Elizabeth

Lord Of The Flies gets a Film

1990

William Golding's Lord of the Flies got turned into a film

William Golding's death

Jun 19, 1993

William Golding died in England at the age of 81