Mencken,
H(enry) L(ouis) 1880-1956; U.S. writer, editor, & critic
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(mĕngˈkən), H(enry) L(ouis) 1880-1956.
American editor and critic. A founder and editor (1924-1933) of the American Mercury, he wrote socially critical essays, often directed toward the complacent middle class.