Properties (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Film_Director
critic newspaper satirist |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:The_Baltimore_Sun
The Smart Set |
| gptkbp:awards |
National Book Award
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1880-09-12
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1956-01-29
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Baltimore_Polytechnic_Institute
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.”
“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it.” “Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” “Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.” “The only way to atone for being a liar is to tell the truth.” |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
H.L. Mencken
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkb:Hunter_S._Thompson gptkb:George_Orwell gptkb:Tom_Wolfe Kurt Vonnegut |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Humor and satire
Critique of American culture Support for individualism Advocacy of civil liberties Criticism of Prohibition |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:A_Mencken_Chrestomathy
Prejudices The American Language |
| gptkbp:occupation |
editor
columnist |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Sara_Haardt
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_New_York_Evening_Mail
gptkb:The_Chicago_Tribune gptkb:The_American_Mercury |