T.S. Eliot (1888 – 1965)
Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM was an American (naturalised British) poet, dramatist, and literary critic, whose works, such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, and Four Quartets, are considered defining achievements of twentieth century Modernist poetry. In 1948 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.S._Eliot
See also: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/eliot/eliot.htm
http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/eliot.html
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