Susy Clemens

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Susy Clemens was the daughter of American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), remembered for her intelligence, wit, and early death from meningitis.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf diarist
human
writer
ageAtDeath 24
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York, United States
causeOfDeath spinal meningitis
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culture American
dateOfBirth 1872-03-19
dateOfDeath 1896-08-18
describedBySource Mark Twain’s autobiography
Mark Twain’s letters
educatedAt Miss Porter’s School
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Clemens
father Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
fullName Olivia Susan Clemens
genre biographical writing
givenName Olivia Susan
hasOccupation student
hasQuality intelligent
witty
hasRelative Jervis Langdon (maternal grandfather)
Olivia Lewis Langdon (maternal grandmother)
inspired Mark Twain’s later autobiographical writings
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath disease
mother Olivia Langdon Clemens
nickname Susy
notableEvent wrote a candid biography of her father at age 13
notableFor being the daughter of Mark Twain
early death from meningitis
intelligence and wit
notableWork Biography of Mark Twain (juvenile biography of her father)
Childhood diary about Mark Twain
partOf Clemens family
placeOfBirth Elmira, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Hartford, Connecticut, United States
portrayedIn biographies of Mark Twain
religion Presbyterianism
residence Elmira, New York, United States
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
sexOrGender female
sibling Clara Clemens
Jean Clemens
Langdon Clemens


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