Samuel Pickering, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetSamuel Pickering
American academic
Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1941
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Profession: teacher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Samuel Pickering
- Samuel F.
- "Sam" Pickering Jr.
- (born September 30, 1941) is a writer and professor emeritus of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
- His unconventional teaching style was an inspiration for the character of Mr.
- Keating, played by Robin Williams in the film Dead Poets Society.
- Pickering specializes in the familiar essay, children's literature, nature writers, and 18th and 19th century English literature.
- Pickering has published many collections of non-fiction personal essays as well as over 200 articles.
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