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| Born | Herman Melvill, August 1, 1819, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 1891, New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, teacher, sailor, lecturer, poet, customs inspector |
| Genres | Travelogue, captivity narrative, nautical fiction, gothic romanticism, allegory, tall tale |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Children | Malcolm (1849–1867), Stanwix (1851–1886), Elizabeth (1853–1908), Frances (1855–1938) |
About Herman Melville
Novelist Herman Melville was born in New York City, New York, United States on August 1, 1819. He dies at the age of 72, on September 28, 1891.
Melville wrote several maritime stories, including"Billy Budd, Sailor,""Typee", and"Moby-Dick". He is a literary giant in the United States. Shorter works such as"Bartleby, the Scrivener" and"Benito Cereno" established him as a literary figure.
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Herman Melville before becoming famous
Herman Melville was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1819 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He began his career as an Erie Canal surveyor before joining the crew of a ship sailing from New York to Liverpool. Later, he boarded the whaling ship Acushnet, which inspired his masterpiece, Moby-Dick.
Achievement of Herman Melville
Despite the enormous critical acclaim that Moby-Dick has garnered over the years, critics lambasted the book when it was first published, and it wrecked Melville's literary career during his lifetime.
Herman Melville's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
In New York City, he and his seven siblings were raised by his parents, Maria Gansevoort Melvill and Allan Melvill. Novelist Herman Melville (after Melville) married Elizabeth Shaw in 1847, and the couple had two daughters and two sons.
Herman Melville on Social Media
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Herman Melville Collabed with
His close buddy was Novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter.
Herman Melville Income & Net worth
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