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Max Ehrmann

American writer, poet, and attorney (1872-1945) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 72

Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata". He often wrote on spiritual themes.

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