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Samuel Ullman

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American businessman, poet, humanitarian

United StatesWritersLived 1840 to 1924 · aged 83
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Samuel Ullman was an American businessman, poet, humanitarian, and religious leader. He is best known today for his poem "Youth," which was a favorite of General Douglas MacArthur. The poem was on the wall of MacArthur's office in Tokyo when he became Supreme Allied Commander in Japan.

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Samuel Ullman was an American businessman, poet, humanitarian, and religious leader. He is best known today for his poem "Youth," which was a favorite of General Douglas MacArthur. The poem was on the wall of MacArthur's office in Tokyo when he became Supreme Allied Commander in Japan. In addition, MacArthur often quoted from the poem in his speeches, leading to it becoming better known in Japan than in the United States.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1840 to 1924 · aged 83
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