H. L. Mencken

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H. L. Mencken was an influential American journalist, essayist, and cultural critic known for his sharp wit, skepticism of religion and democracy, and incisive commentary on American life in the early 20th century.

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H. L. Mencken canonical 5
Mencken 2
H.L. Mencken 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
cultural critic
essayist
human
journalist
satirist
birthDate 1880-09-12
birthPlace Baltimore, Maryland, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredEvent Scopes "Monkey" Trial
surface form: Scopes Trial
deathDate 1956-01-29
deathPlace Baltimore, Maryland, United States
educatedAt Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
employer The American Mercury
The Baltimore Sun
The Smart Set
familyName H. L. Mencken self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mencken
fullName H. L. Mencken self-linksurface differs
surface form: Henry Louis Mencken
genre essay
literary criticism
social criticism
givenName Henry
Louis
knownFor acerbic wit
critique of Puritanism
influence on American journalism in the early 20th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
marriageEnd 1935
marriageStart 1930
movement Realism
surface form: American realism

libertarianism (classical-liberal tendency)
skepticism
notableFor coverage of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial
criticism of American democracy
skepticism toward religion
notableWork A Mencken Chrestomathy
In Defense of Women
Prejudices (essay collections)
The American Language
occupation author
critic
editor
essayist
journalist
positionHeld co-founder and co-editor of The American Mercury
editor of The Smart Set
religiousView agnosticism
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States
spouse Sara Haardt

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Bible Belt coinedBy H. L. Mencken
Richard Wright influencedBy H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken fullName H. L. Mencken self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Henry Louis Mencken
H. L. Mencken familyName H. L. Mencken self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mencken
E. K. Hornbeck basedOn H. L. Mencken
E. K. Hornbeck inspiredBy H. L. Mencken
Menken hasNotableBearer H. L. Mencken
this entity surface form: H.L. Mencken
Menken spellingVariantOf H. L. Mencken
this entity surface form: Mencken