Everything about Max Ehrmann totally explained
Max Ehrmann (
September 26,
1872 -
September 9,
1945), an attorney from
Indiana, was best known for writing the
prose poem "
Desiderata" (
Latin: "something desired as essential") in 1927.
Ehrmann, who was of German descent, received a degree in English from
DePauw University, followed by a degree in Philosophy from
Harvard University. He then returned to his hometown of
Terre Haute, Indiana to practice law. Eventually this led him to work in his family's meatpacking business and in the
overalls manufacturing industry. Finally at the age of 41, Ehrmann decided to forget such work and become a writer. At the age of 55 he wrote
Desiderata, which achieved fame only after his death.
Bibliography
- 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
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