Max Ehrmann

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1976 edition of The Desiderata of Happiness, poetry collection
1976 edition of The Desiderata of Happiness, poetry collection

Max Ehrmann (September 26, 1872 - September 9, 1945), an attorney from Indiana, was best known for writing the declamation "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 as an attorney. 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 forgo such work and become a writer. It is at the age of 55 that he penned the work that he is most known for, "Desiderata".

[edit] Further reading

  • Max Ehrmann biography
  • Desiderata by Max Ehrman
  • 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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