Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, critic of American life and culture, and a scholar of American English. Known as the "Sage of Baltimore", he is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the twentieth century. Many of his books still remain in print.
Mencken is known for writing The American L...
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Date of birth:
- Sep 12, 1880
Date of death:
- Jan 29, 1956 (age 75 years)
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Also known as:
- Henry Louis Mencken,
- H.L. Mencken,
- William Drayham
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