Joseph Hergesheimer

Joseph Hergesheimer Biography

Joseph Hergesheimer (1880-1954) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for his works set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in a wealthy family. He attended several universities and traveled extensively throughout Europe, which would later influence his writing. He began his writing career in the early 1900s and published his first novel, "Java Head," in 1919. He went on to write several more novels, including "The Three Black Pennys" (1917), "The Bright Shawl" (1922) and "The Happy End" (1919). He was known for his detailed descriptions of the lives of the wealthy and the elite and his works were highly regarded by critics. Hergesheimer died in 1954 in San Diego, California.

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