Max Ehrmann
Max Ehrmann (born September 26, 1872 in Terre Haute , Indiana ; † September 9, 1945 ibid) was best known for his poem Desiderata, which he wrote in 1927 .
Ehrmann, the son of German immigrants from Bavaria, studied English at DePauw University (Indiana, USA), then law and philosophy at Harvard University . At Harvard he published his first book A Farrago (1898). He returned to his hometown and worked there as a lawyer for two years. He then worked for several years as an accountant and lawyer in his brother's meat packaging company in Terre Haute.
At the age of 41 Ehrmann became a full-time writer. He wrote more than 20 books and articles for magazines and in 1927 published the Desiderata ("Baltimore Rule of Life"), which 35 years later would become an important text for the flower power generation .
literature
- Bertha Pratt King Ehrmann (1948). The Poems of Max Ehrmann
- Bertha Pratt King Ehrmann (1951). Max Ehrmann: A Poet's Life
- Bertha Pratt King Ehrmann (1952). The journal of Max Ehrmann
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Ehrmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Max Ehrmann Biography (English)
- "Desiderata" by Max Ehrman
- Works by Max Ehrmann (Public Domain in Canada) (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehrmann, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Terre Haute , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1945 |
| Place of death | Terre Haute , Indiana |