Strunk married Olivia Emilie Locke in 1900, and they had two sons and a daughter. Better known as an editor, Strunk edited works by important authors including William Shakespeare, John Dryden, and James Fenimore Cooper. The only other book Strunk wrote was English Metres, published locally in 1922. A revised edition titled The Elements and Practice of Composition, with Edward A. Strunk wrote the first edition of The Elements of Style for the use of his students and had it privately printed in 1918. He taught English at Cornell for forty-six years. at Cornell University in 1896, Strunk went on to have a long career as an educator. After earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati in 1890 and a Ph.D.

William Strunk, Jr., was born July 1, 1869, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Generations of students, teachers, writers, and editors have known it simply as 'Strunk and White.' Author Biography Since publication of the 1959 edition, The Elements of Style has been widely considered a necessary reference for both academic and professional writers. A fourth edition published in 1999 includes a new introduction written by White's stepson, Roger Angell. White made minor changes for a second edition published in 1972 and further additions and updates for the third edition, published in 1979. To supplement his other additions and revisions, White added a fifth chapter, 'An Approach to Style.' White's New Yorker article about Strunk was revised to serve as an introduction.

(Strunk died in 1946.) This first published edition of The Elements of Style came out in 1959 and credited Strunk and White as coauthors. The article led Macmillan publishers to ask White to revise Strunk's original book for general publication. White, who many years later wrote an article about Strunk for the New Yorker magazine. In 1935, Strunk issued a revised edition, titled The Elements and Practice of Composition, with Edward A. wrote The Elements of Style as a guide for his students at Cornell University and had it printed privately in 1918.

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