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Robert William Shields (May 17, 1918 – October 15, 2007) was an American minister and high school English teacher best known for writing a diary of 37.5 million words, which chronicled every five minutes of his life from 1972 until a stroke disabled him in 1997.[1][2] Shields's diary, which filled 91 boxes, was longer than those kept by the journalist Edward Robb Ellis (21 million words) and the poet Arthur Crew Inman (17 million words), and 30 times longer than that of Samuel Pepys (1.25 million words).[3] Robert William Shields was born on May 17, 1918. Shields graduated from Franklin College. He eventually attended several theological schools and became a Protestant minister. Shields served several churches before becoming a high-school English teacher in South Dakota for a time.[4] Shields was married to Grace Augusta Hotson, with whom he had three daughters: Klara, Cornelia, and Heidi.[3] He died from a heart attack at his home in Dayton, Washington, on October 15, 2007, just over

Robert Shields (diarist) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American diarist, minister and teacher (1918–2007) Robert William Shields Shields in 1942 Born ( 1918-05-17 ) May 17, 1918 Seymour, Indiana , U.S. Died October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15) (aged 89) Dayton, Washington , U.S. Occupations Minister high school teacher Known for 37.5-million-word diary Spouse Grace Augusta Hotson Children 3 Robert William Shields (May 17, 1918 – October 15, 2007) was an American minister and high school English teacher best known for writing a diary of 37.5 million words, which chr

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