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H. L. Mencken

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American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

Born 1880
Died 1956

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Photo of H. L. Mencken

American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

Born 1880
Died 1956

Subjects

American Authors, Mencken, h. l. (henry louis), 1880-1956, American literature, Authors, American, Biography, Correspondence, English language, Names, Women, Americanisms, History and criticism, History, Personal Names, Social conditions, Women, social conditions, American essays, Democracy, Journalists, Politics and government, Authors, american, Authors, correspondence, Editors, Sexism, Social and moral questions, American fiction (fictional works by one author)

Places

United States, Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore (Md.), Palestine, Alabama, Bullfights, Canada, Europe, Germany, Jefferson, Mississippi, Owl Creek Bridge, UnitedStates, Yoknapatawpha County, palestine, États-Unis

People

H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), Bradford F. Swan, Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), George Jean Nathan (1882-1958), James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975), Caddy, Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Colonel Sartoris, Dilsey, E. B. White (1899- ,), E. B. White (1899-), Emily Grierson, Frank Norris (1870-1902), Gamaliel Bradford (1863-1932), George Sterling (1869-1926), Gretchen Hood, H L Mencken, H. L Mencken, H. L Mencken (1880-1956), H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Mencken, Homer Barron, Jailer

Time

20th century, 1918-1945, 1919-1933, 1936, 1861-65, 1865-1918, 1865-1933, 1901-1953, 1906, 1948, 19th century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • Henry L. Mencken
  • Henry Louis Mencken

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January 1, 2026 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
January 1, 2026 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
January 1, 2026 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
October 30, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import