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H. L. Mencken

1880 - 1956

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Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also gained him attention. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of H. L. Mencken has received more than 2,604,588 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). H. L. Mencken is the 674th most popular writer (up from 908th in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from United States (up from 989th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Writer.

H. L. Mencken is most famous for his work as a journalist, essayist, and critic.

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  • 2.6M

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  • 64.02

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, H. L. Mencken ranks 674 out of 5,755. Before him are Bernart de Ventadorn, Giambattista Basile, Ivan Goncharov, Antoine François Prévost, Ryszard Kapuściński, and Osip Mandelstam. After him are Thomas Hardy, Pierre Boulle, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Tony Buzan, Periander, and Alain-René Lesage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, H. L. Mencken ranks 22. Before him are Wilhelm List, Werner von Fritsch, Premchand, Elton Mayo, Otto Weininger, and Max Wertheimer. After him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Alexander Blok, Bruno Taut, Michel Fokine, Lionel Logue, and Sarah Knauss. Among people deceased in 1956, H. L. Mencken ranks 21. Before him are Alexander Rodchenko, Alfred Kinsey, Kenji Mizoguchi, Konstantin Päts, Bela Lugosi, and Risto Ryti. After him are Émile Borel, Josef Hoffmann, Reinhold Glière, Wilhelm Miklas, Bolesław Bierut, and Joseph Wirth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, H. L. Mencken ranks 753 out of 18,182. Before him are Burgess Meredith (1907), Alice Cooper (1948), Buckminster Fuller (1895), Mark Hamill (1951), Marvin Gaye (1939), and Tobin Bell (1942). After him are Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), John Searle (1932), Woody Harrelson (1961), Steve Reich (1936), Matthew McConaughey (1969), and Larry Ellison (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, H. L. Mencken ranks 76. Before him are Robert E. Howard (1906), William Saroyan (1908), Maya Angelou (1928), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Patricia Highsmith (1921), and Nellie Bly (1864). After him are Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Neal Cassady (1926), Dashiell Hammett (1894), John Dos Passos (1896), Joseph Campbell (1904), and Louise Hay (1926).

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