Novelist HL Mencken

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HL Mencken

Living place: Baltimore

Birthday: 12-9-1880

Global rank: #36116

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Who is Novelist HL Mencken?
American author who wrote The American Language, a study of how the English language is spoken in the United States. As a journalist, he worked for The Baltimore Sun, The American Mercury, Smart Set, and other popular publications.
He became known for his satirical articles about the famous Scopes trial and was the first to refer to historical legal battle as "The Monkey Trial."

Young / Before famous

As a boy, he was deeply interested in reading, as well as in photography and chemistry. He later attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, graduating valedictorian as class.

Family life info

He details his childhood as the son of Baltimore cigar factory owner, August Mencken, Sr. , in his memoir, Happy Days. He married Sara Haardt in 1930.

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He admired Friedrich Nietzsche.

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When was Novelist HL Mencken born?
HL Mencken was born in 12-9-1880, death year is , at the age of 144.
Where is Novelist HL Mencken's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
HL Mencken was born in Baltimore, Maryland- United States. Là Novelist, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. HL Mencken's global rank is 36116 and whose rank is 202 in list of famous Novelist.
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Birthday HL Mencken (12-9) in history

  • Day 12-9 year 1609: Explorer Henry Hudson began his exploration of the river that is now named after him.
  • Day 12-9 year 1953: Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.
  • Day 12-9 year 1977: South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.
  • Day 12-9 year 1992: Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour .
  • Day 12-9 year 1999: Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.
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