Beerbohm,Sir Henry Maximilian

Beerbohm,Sir Henry Maximilian
Beer·bohm (bîrʹbōm'), Sir Henry Maximilian. Known as “Max.” 1872-1956.
British caricaturist, writer, and wit whose Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentlemen appeared in 1896. He spent most of his later years in Italy.

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