Bob Kaufman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Kaufman

African American beat poet

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1986

Profession: writer, poet, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Robert Garnell Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986) was an American Beat poet and surrealist as well as a jazz performance artist and satirist.
In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the "black American Rimbaud."