H. L. Mencken
1880–1956 (age 76)
Journalist
Biography
H. L. Mencken, born in 1880, spent his life writing sharp, insightful critiques for the Baltimore Sun and for his own magazines, defending free thought and modernist literature while challenging hypocrisy in public life. His wit, boundless knowledge, and fearless questioning made him a towering figure in American letters.
Loudon Park Cemetery shelters the memory of the critic who treasured independent inquiry and whose essays continue to provoke reflection on democracy, language, and culture.