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H. L. Mencken: influences and legacy

1880–1956 · United States

H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) was a comedian; Wikidata lists their country of citizenship as United States. Our sources record H. L. Mencken as influenced by Albert Jay Nock, Ambrose Bierce and Friedrich Nietzsche and 4 more, and as an influence on Kurt Vonnegut and Nathanael West. Every link on this page cites its source: a statement in a Wikipedia article or a Wikidata record.

Influenced by (7)

• Albert Jay Nock1870–1945Source: Wikidata ↗
• Ambrose Bierce1842–1914Source: Wikidata ↗
• Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Source: Wikidata ↗
• Herbert Spencer1820–1903Source: Wikidata ↗
• Joseph Conrad1857–1924Source: Wikidata ↗
• Mark Twain1835–1910Source: Wikidata ↗
• Rudyard Kipling1865–1936Source: Wikidata ↗

Influenced (2)

• Kurt Vonnegut1922–2007Source: Wikidata ↗
• Nathanael West1903–1940Source: Wikidata ↗

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