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American poet (1921–2017)

For the United States Tax Court judge, see Richard C. Wilbur.

Richard Wilbur
Wilbur in 1964
Born	Richard Purdy Wilbur (1921-03-01)March 1, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 14, 2017(2017-10-14) (aged 96) Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Poet
Education	Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (MA)
Genre	Poetry, children's books, drama, French literature
Literary movement	Formalism
Notable works	Things of This World
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry(1957, 1989) Robert Frost Medal(1996)
Spouse	Mary Hayes Ward (1942–2007)
Children	4

Richard Purdy Wilbur (March 1, 1921 – October 14, 2017) was an American poet and literary translator.

One of the foremost poets, along with his friend Anthony Hecht, of the World War II generation, Wilbur's work, often employing rhyme, and composed primarily in traditional forms, was marked by its wit, charm, and gentlem