Mark Twain

Photo by Mathew Brady, February 7, 1871

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Born November 30, 1835(1835-11-30)
Florida, Missouri, United States
Died April 21, 1910 (aged 74)
Redding, Connecticut
Pen name Mark Twain
Occupation Writer, lecturer
Nationality American
Genres Fiction, historical fiction, children's literature, non-fiction, travel literature, satire, essay, philosophical literature, social commentary, literary criticism
Notable works: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer