Author: Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne)
Date of birth: 26 April 1834
Date of death: 6 March 1867
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American humor writer, very popular during his short lifetime. Much of his writing was in a dialect style, and he is said to have been a significant influence on Mark Twain. He also wrote in England for Punch magazine for a short time.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemus_Ward][1]
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemus_Ward
