Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Max Beerbohm
Table of Contents
Introduction Quotes References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Beerbohm, Sir Max Beerbohm, Max: The Churchill-Wells Controversy Sir Max Beerbohm, 1951. David Lloyd George, caricature by Max Beerbohm, 1920.
Read Next
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Britannica's Book Bingo. Take our reading challenge! Books range form greatest, banned, and counterculture.
Britannica’s Book Bingo
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Discover
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)
7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Max Beerbohm: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Max-Beerbohm
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm
Born August 24, 1872 • London • England
Died May 20, 1956 (aged 83) • Rapallo • Italy
Notable Works “Christmas Garland” • “Zuleika Dobson”

Photos

Beerbohm, Sir Max
Beerbohm, Max: The Churchill-Wells Controversy
Sir Max Beerbohm, 1951.
David Lloyd George, caricature by Max Beerbohm, 1920.
See All Images →
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
British author and scientist
Graham Greene
Graham Greene
British author
Wyndham Lewis
Wyndham Lewis
British artist and writer
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith
British author
Chesterton, G.K.
G.K. Chesterton
British author
Sir Stephen Spender
English poet
A.S. Byatt
British scholar, literary critic, and novelist
Jeanette Winterson
British author
L.P. Hartley
British writer and critic
Penelope Gilliatt
British writer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
British author
Henry James
Henry James
American writer
Salman Rushdie, 2008
Salman Rushdie
British-American writer
Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel
British writer
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
British writer
Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes
British author and critic
Martin Amis
Martin Amis
British author
Doris Lessing
British writer
J.G. Ballard
British author