At college, he earned a master's degree in English literature.

He earned a degree in literature and worked for a publishing house.

He also earned a master's degree in English and comparative literature.

He studied at night to earn master's degrees in business and in literature.

He earned a bachelor's degree in 19th-century history and literature from Harvard in 1937.

He earned a place in Portuguese literature with his nostalgic and visceral style.

Later in life he went into academics, earning a doctorate in American literature.

Though Simon earned a degree in English literature, his real passion was rock and roll.

He earned a first in English literature from the University of Oxford.

He earned a degree in literature from Yale University in 1975.