William M. Beecher
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Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
- Novelist
- journalist
Columbia University (MS)
William M. Beecher | |
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| Born | May 27, 1933 Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2024 (aged 90) Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (MS) |
William M. Beecher (May 27, 1933 – February 9, 2024)[1] was an American correspondent in Washington for The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.[2] He also served as Washington bureau chief for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He spent two years as a senior official of the Defense Department and ten years as a top official of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He authored eight novels. In retirement, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland.[3][4] Beecher died on February 9, 2024, at the age of 90.[5]
Beecher earned a B.A. from Harvard University, where he was an editor of The Harvard Crimson, and an M.S. from Columbia University. During his college career he worked as campus correspondent for The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald Traveler.[2]
