T.S. Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born to Henry Ware Eliot and Charlotte Champe Stearns in St. Louis, Missouri.

Eliot begins his studies at Harvard University, majoring in philosophy and literature.

Eliot earns his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University.

Eliot travels to Paris to study philosophy at the Sorbonne.

Eliot returns to Harvard to pursue a Master's degree in philosophy.

Eliot meets the influential poet Ezra Pound in London, marking the beginning of a significant literary friendship.

Eliot marries Vivienne Haigh-Wood in a troubled relationship that lasts for 15 years.

Eliot's first major poetry collection, 'Prufrock and Other Observations,' is published, establishing his reputation as a modernist poet.

Eliot publishes 'The Waste Land,' which becomes a landmark of modernist poetry and solidifies his place in literary history.

Eliot renounces his American citizenship and becomes a British subject.

Eliot converts to Anglo-Catholicism, a significant spiritual and intellectual shift.

Eliot publishes 'Ash Wednesday,' a long poem that reflects his spiritual and religious beliefs.

Eliot publishes 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats,' a collection of whimsical poems that later inspired the musical 'Cats'.

Eliot completes and publishes 'Four Quartets,' a series of poems considered one of his greatest works.

Eliot is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his pioneering contribution to modern poetry.

Eliot marries his secretary, Valerie Fletcher, in a happy and supportive relationship.

T.S. Eliot dies at his home in London, leaving behind a profound legacy in modernist literature.