William Felker
William Felker (born June 26, 1940) is a former professor of Central State University and published author from Ohio, United States.
| William Felker | |
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| Born |
June 26, 1940 Hennepin, Minnesota |
Life
William Felker was born in Hennepin County, Minnesota to Robert Felker and Mary Keefe.[1] Felker went to college at University of Minnesota and got his B.A in Philosophy and M.A in foreign languages and area studies.[2] Felker also went on to get his Ph.D in foreign languages and history at the University of Tennessee.[2] In mid-1978, Felker moved to Yellow Springs, Ohio this is where he began to write Poor Will's Almanack.[3]
Poor Will's Almanack
Felker's Poor Will's Almanack currently appears in fifteen regional and national publications including the Yellow Springs News[3] In the almanac Felker writes about everything from phenology to gardening and animal husbandry.[4] The almanac began in 1972 with the gift of a barometer from his wife. Felker began to graph and record the barometric pressure and its relation to the weather.
In these records, he began to see patterns in the number of cold fronts each month.[3] His notes later developed into a nature almanac for the local newspaper. These articles evolved into an almanac that was first published in 2003.[3] In the almanac Felker writes about everything from phenology to gardening and animal husbandry.[4] Felker now reads segments of his almanac on radio station WYSO.[2]
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Birth Index". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Reflections on the Homely Laws of Phenology". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Poor Will's Almanack". WYSO.org. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- 1 2 "KIRKUS REVIEW". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved December 13, 2016.