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Max Ehrmann

American writer, poet, and attorney (1872–1945)
Person human Q1754769

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
September 26, 1872, 1872[2][10]
Date of death
September 9, 1945
Place of birth
Terre Haute
Place of death
Terre Haute
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Ethnic group
Americans[14]
Occupation
lawyer, businessperson, writer, poet, philosopher, jurist[5][6][7][8][9][15]
Field of work
law, literature, poetry[16][17][18]
Educated at
DePauw University, Harvard Law School[19][20]
Notable work
Desiderata[21]
Spouse
Bertha Pratt King Ehrmann[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Indiana Authors and Their Books 1819-1916
Family name
Ehrmann[23]
Given name
Max
Place of burial
Highland Lawn Cemetery[11]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000109558877
VIAF cluster ID
13370250
Library of Congress authority ID
n83053046
GND ID
12876743X
BIBSYS ID
90715957
CBDB.cz author ID
108007
Databazeknih.cz author ID
114920
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12876743X
Discogs artist ID
1186804
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
ehrmann_max
FAST ID
111657
Find a Grave memorial ID
9373789
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Freebase ID
/m/01xbzj
Goodreads author ID
177071
ISFDB author ID
126901
IxTheo authority ID
379139324
KBR person ID
21522373
Libraries Australia ID
35059265
MusicBrainz artist ID
5b75ef42-839c-45b1-b4bb-11afa9d61e92
NDL Authority ID
00979101
NL CR AUT ID
hka2018996579
NLA Trove people ID
814757
NUKAT ID
n2004093172
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000453262
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987011246509705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810602197905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
170844404
Online Books Page author ID
Ehrmann, Max, 1872-1945
Open Library ID
OL161437A
Prabook ID
1084041
SBN author ID
PARV323734
SNAC ARK ID
w6445p0m
SVKKL authority ID
0383505-Ehrmann-Max-18721945
SecondHandSongs artist ID
140672
Topic's main category
Category:Max Ehrmann
Unz Review author ID
EhrmannMax
WikiTree person ID
Ehrmann-293
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhhp4vxQywY4hWv3WF3Qq
Yale LUX ID
person/3da1c6f3-3d50-4275-b4fe-8f07c35e6d09

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, poet, lawyer, philosopher, jurist, businessperson
Field of work 3
literature, law, poetry
Educated at 2
Harvard Law School, DePauw University
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Max
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Notable work 1
Desiderata
Place of birth 1
Terre Haute
Place of death 1
Terre Haute
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Desiderata
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Max Ehrmann's place of birth was Terre Haute[1]. He was born on September 26, 1872[2]. He died in Terre Haute[3]. He died on September 9, 1945[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], businessperson[6], writer[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9].

Body

Education

Educated at DePauw University[19], a liberal arts college[24], in United States[25], founded in 1837[26], headquartered in Greencastle[27] and Harvard Law School[20], a graduate school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include law[16], a field of work[31]; literature[17], a type of arts[32]; and poetry[18], a literary form[33].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Desiderata[34], a literary work[35].

FAQs

Where was Max Ehrmann born?

Max Ehrmann was born in Terre Haute[1].

Where did Max Ehrmann die?

Max Ehrmann died in Terre Haute[3].

Who was Max Ehrmann married to?

Max Ehrmann's spouses include Bertha Pratt King Ehrmann[12].

What did Max Ehrmann do for work?

Max Ehrmann worked as lawyer[5], businessperson[6], writer[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9].

Where did Max Ehrmann go to school?

Max Ehrmann was educated at DePauw University[19] and Harvard Law School[20].

Related Entities

law lawyer poetry United States

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  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7w ago · Pepe piton · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
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  2. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0383505-Ehrmann-Max-18721945
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Terre Haute
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    Educated at → DePauw University, Harvard Law School
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