Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Author
journalist social critic |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:The_Baltimore_Sun
The Smart Set |
| gptkbp:awards |
National Book Award
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1880-09-12
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Green_Mount_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
1956-01-29
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Baltimore_Polytechnic_Institute
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.”
“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.” “Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.” “For every problem, there is one solution which is simple, clean and wrong.” |
| gptkbp:field |
sociology
journalism philosophy literature criticism |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
H. L. Mencken
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkb:William_Faulkner Kurt Vonnegut |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche gptkb:Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr. H._L._Mencken's_contemporaries |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
humor
political commentary cultural criticism satirical writing critique of American life |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:nationality |
German-American
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:A_Mencken_Chrestomathy
Prejudices The American Language |
| gptkbp:occupation |
essayist
critic editor |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Sara_Haardt
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| gptkbp:website |
hlmencken.org
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