Herbert Huncke

Herbert Edwin Huncke (January 9, 1915 August 8, 1996) was an American writer and poet, and an active participant in a number of emerging cultural, social and aesthetic movements of the 20th century in America. He was a member of the Beat Generation and is reputed to have coined the term.

Herbert Huncke
Huncke in 1985
BornHerbert Edwin Huncke
(1915-01-09)January 9, 1915
Greenfield, Massachusetts, US
DiedAugust 8, 1996(1996-08-08) (aged 81)
New York City, US
OccupationWriter
Literary movementBeat Generation
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