Yours truly with statues of Yaji and Kita from Jippensha Ikku's Tokaidochu Hizakurige (Shank's Mare) in Yui, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (Author's photo) |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812; died January 17, 1878) English historian; wrote Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
H. L. Mencken (1880; died January 29, 1956) American man of letters known for The American Language
Michael Ondaatje (1943) Sri-Lankan born Canadian writer known for poems and novels, including The English Patient; Anil's Ghost
Died on this day:
Jippensha Ikku (1831; born Unknown Date, 1765) Japanese writer known for the humorous satire-cum-guidebook Tokaidochu Hizakurige (Shank's Mare along the Tokaido)
Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1870; born September 11, 1836) American author, journalist, and explorer best known for his autobiographical book The Hasheesh Eater
Francois Guizot (1874; born October 4, 1787) French historian, orator, and statesman prior to the Revolution of 1848; numerous works include A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times (6 Volumes); Memoirs
Robert Lowell (1977; born March 1, 1917) American poet known for Lord Weary's Castle; Life Studies; For the Union Dead
David Foster Wallace (2008; born February 21, 1962) American writer known for novels The Broom of the System; Infinite Jest; The Pale King (unfinished); short story collectionBrief Interviews with Hideous Men; essay collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Bonus Classic:
Thales (c. 624-c. 546 BCE) pre-Socratic Greek philosopher; his works survive only in fragments
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