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August Mencken Sr. (1854–1899) was an American cigar magnate who founded Aug. Mencken & Bro. in 1873 with a starting capital of $23 of his own money and $21 of his brother's.
8 de jun. de 2021 · Birth of August Mencken, Jr. Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Genealogy for August Mencken, Sr. (1854 - 1886) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
August Mencken Sr. (1854–1899) fue un magnate estadounidense de cigarros que fundó Aug. Mencken & Bro. en 1873 con un capital inicial de $23 de su propio dinero y $21 de su hermano.
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.
Hace 3 días · H.L. Mencken was born on September 12, 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, to August Mencken, Sr., a cigar factory owner, and Anna Margaret Abhau, both of whom were of German ancestry. Mencken describes his youth as “placid, secure, uneventful, and happy.”
August Mencken, Sr. was a partner in and proprietor of August Mencken & Bro., a cigar factory. He was a capitalist in the traditional sense of laissez-faire. He abhorred organized labor and cringed at the thought of his business becoming unionized. The purpose of government, according to the older Mencken (and later the younger Mencken) was to ...
This chapter chronicles Mencken's rebellion against his father; he plot to his escape from working at the family cigar factory to become a newspaperman. Unable to do so, Mencken retreats into the world of books. He is influenced by the works of iconoclasts such as Thomas Henry Huxley, James Huneker, and Percival Pollard.
