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...Bate was a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, gaining recognition for his biographical writings on John Keats in 1964 and Samuel Johnson in 1978. The Johnson biography also won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award...
...very intense man, intellectually," said Marquand Professor of English Emeritus David D. Perkins '51, a close friend and colleague of Bate. "He was learned but he didn't try to be, he just picked up info...
...Although Bate received piles of letters about Keats and Johnson from students, colleagues and strangers, he would quickly issue carefully thought out handwritten responses to each...
...That was typical of how generous he was with his time, said Professor of English and Comparative Literature James Engell '73, a friend, colleague and former student of Bate...
...Bate was well-known at Harvard for his exceptional lecturing...