1. Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata".
10 Facts About Max Ehrmann
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Young Max Ehrmann was educated at the Terre Haute Fourth District School and the German Methodist Church.
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Max Ehrmann received a degree in English from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, which he attended from 1890 to 1894.
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Max Ehrmann then studied philosophy and law at Harvard University, where he was editor of Delta Tau Delta's national magazine The Rainbow, circa 1896.
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Max Ehrmann returned to his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1898 to practice law.
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Max Ehrmann was a deputy state's attorney in Vigo County, Indiana, for two years.
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Max Ehrmann was awarded Doctor of Letters honorary degree from DePauw University in about 1937.
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Max Ehrmann was elected to the Delta Tau Delta Distinguished Service Chapter, the fraternity's highest alumni award.
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Max Ehrmann died in 1945 and is buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Max Ehrmann is depicted sitting on a downtown bench, pen in hand, with a notebook in his lap.