Gertrude Stein Biography

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NAME: Gertrude Stein
OCCUPATION: Art Collector, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet
BIRTH DATE: February 03, 1874
DEATH DATE: July 27, 1946
EDUCATION: Radcliffe College, John Hopkins Medical School
PLACE OF BIRTH: Allegheny, Pennsylvania
PLACE OF DEATH: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

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Gertrude Stein was an American author and poet best known for her modernist writings, extensive art collecting and literary salon in 1920s Paris.

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Gertrude Stein died on July 27, 1946, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Though critical opinion is divided on Stein's various writings, the imprint of her strong, witty personality survives, as does her influence on contemporary literature.