Herman Melville

Born: Aug 01, 1819, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumous novella Billy Budd. His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, becoming a bestseller), but after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died in 1891, he was almost completely forgotten. It was not until the "Melville Revival" in the early 20th century that his work won recognition, especially Moby-Dick which was hailed as one of the literary masterpieces of both American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Herman Melville, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Real Name	Herman Melville
Date of Birth	Aug 01, 1819
Place of Birth	New York City, New York, USA
Age	72
Death Day	1891-09-28

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