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Max Beerbohm
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English writer (1872-1956)
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Max Beerbohm, born Henry Maximilian Beerbohm in London in 1872, was a British caricaturist, poet, novelist, and essayist. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College. Beerbohm wrote in English and Latin. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and received the award of Knight Bachelor. He died in Rapallo in 1956 and is buried at St Paul's Cathedral.
His notable works include *A defence of cosmetics*, *And even now*, and *Catalogue of an exhibition of drawings and wood-engravings by Edward Gordon Craig*. His writings are held in the archives of the Harry Ransom Center. Artworks by Beerbohm are part of the collections at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Tate, and the National Gallery of Victoria.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 284
Top works
- [Collection of 227 articles for the Saturday review, 10 Sept. 1898 - 26 Mar. 1910.]
- Catalogue of an exhibition of drawings and wood-engravings by Edward Gordon Craig ...
- A defence of cosmetics
- The works of Max Beerbolm
- And even now
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Film & TV
Known for
- Omnibus — Self1967
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Key facts
- Born
- Henry Maximilian Beerbohm , ( 1872-08-24 ) 24 August 1872, London , England
- Died
- 20 May 1956 (1956-05-20) (aged 83), Rapallo , Italy
- Resting place
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Occupation
- Essayist, parodist, caricaturist
- Spouse
- Florence Kahn (m. 1910; died 1951) , Elisabeth Jungmann (m. 1956)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Family name
- Beerbohm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Rapallo
- Occupation
- artist
- Educated at
- Charterhouse School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Image
- Max Beerbohm 1901 retouched.jpg
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- Commons category
- Max Beerbohm
- date of birth
- 1872-08-24
- date of death
- 1956-05-20
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- Commons Creator page
- Max Beerbohm
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
- has works in the collection
- Ackland Art Museum
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Henry Maximilian Beerbohm
- name in native language
- Henry Maximilian Beerbohm
- P12749
- Gladstone
Sources (8)
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Works in European collections
22 objects attributed to Max Beerbohm, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann and Margarete Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann and Margarete Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann, Margarete Hauptmann and Benvenuto Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Margarete Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm to Margarete Hauptmann
Letter from Max Beerbohm and Florence Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Florence Beerbohm and Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Florence Beerbohm and Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Florence Beerbohm and Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Florence Beerbohm and Max Beerbohm to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Florence Beerbohm and Max Beerbohm to Margarete Hauptmann
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts. Among his best-known works is his only novel, Zuleika Dobson, published in 1911. His caricatures, drawn usually in pen or pencil with muted watercolour tinting, are in many public collections.
Early life
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