Robert M. Pirsig

Robert M. Pirsig
Pirsig in 2005
Born	Robert Maynard Pirsig (1928-09-06)September 6, 1928 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	April 24, 2017(2017-04-24) (aged 88) South Berwick, Maine, U.S.
Occupation	Writer philosopher
Education	University of Minnesota (BA, MA) Banaras Hindu University University of Chicago
Genre	Philosophical fiction
Notable works	Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974) Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991)
Notable awards	Guggenheim Fellowship (1974)
Spouse	Nancy Ann James ​ ​ (m. 1954; div. 1978)​ Wendy Kimball ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	3
Parent	Maynard Pirsig (father)

Robert Maynard Pirsig (/ˈpɜːrsɪɡ/; September 6, 1928 – April 24, 2017) was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991), and he co-authored On Quality: An Inquiry Into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings (2022) along with his wife and editor, Wendy Pirsig.^[1]