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H. L. Mencken

1880 - 1956

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Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also earned him attention. The term Menckenian has entered multiple dictionaries to describe anything of or pertaining to Mencken, including his combative rhetorical and prose styles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. H. L. Mencken is the 776th most popular writer (down from 669th in 2019), the 1,063rd most popular biography from United States (down from 703rd in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Writer.

H. L. Mencken is most famous for his work as a journalist, essayist, and critic.

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Among writers, H. L. Mencken ranks 776 out of 7,302. Before him are Christoph Martin Wieland, Heliodorus of Emesa, Agathias, Aubrey Beardsley, William Beckford, and Henry Fielding. After him are Arrigo Boito, Anna Seghers, Ninon de l'Enclos, Valerius Maximus, Otto of Freising, and Achim von Arnim.

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Among people born in 1880, H. L. Mencken ranks 30. Before him are Paul Ehrenfest, Vajiravudh, Michel Fokine, Mohammed Alim Khan, Bruno Taut, and Elton Mayo. After him are Georg von Trapp, Alexander Blok, Vojtech Tuka, Ernest Bloch, Kuniaki Koiso, and Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Among people deceased in 1956, H. L. Mencken ranks 28. Before him are Reinhold Glière, Alexander Rodchenko, Émile Borel, Ernest King, Josef Hoffmann, and Kenji Mizoguchi. After him are Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Anastasio Somoza García, Wilhelm Miklas, Alexander Dovzhenko, Walter Sydney Adams, and Elisabeth of Romania.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, H. L. Mencken ranks 1,063 out of 20,380. Before him are David Bohm (1992), Joe Morton (1947), Sylvia Earle (1935), Jonathan Banks (1947), John Hopfield (1933), and Paul Tibbets (1915). After him are Rick Rubin (1963), Stanley Tucci (1960), Drew Weissman (1959), Ali MacGraw (1939), Alan Arkin (1934), and Wallace Carothers (1896).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, H. L. Mencken ranks 80. Before him are William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), John Irving (1942), Ed McBain (1926), Louise Hay (1926), Sinclair Lewis (1885), and Neal Cassady (1926). After him are Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Dashiell Hammett (1894), L. Frank Baum (1856), Robert Ludlum (1927), William Saroyan (1908), and James Jones (1921).

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