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- Born: August 1, 1819
- Birthplace: New York City
- Third child and second son of Allan and Maria Gansevoort Melville
- Married Elizabeth Shaw and had four children
- Literary Genre(s): Fiction; Short Stories; Novels; Poetry; Adventure Fiction
- Death: September 28, 1891 of heart attackMelville.org: Herman Melville's Obituary Notices
- Remains: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
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Personal Quotes
- Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope ...
- Some dying men are the most tyrannical; and certainly, since they will shortly trouble us so little for evermore, the poor fellows ought to be indulged. University of Virginia: Moby-Dick
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Herman Melville Questions
What is a reputable site from which to buy the Herman Miller Embody chair (new)? The retailer must ship to Melbourne, Australia at fair cost 4 AnswersI would recommend Smart Furniture. I have bought from them in the past and they are definitely a reputable company. They have an amazing website and a low pri... read more
Will the new Herman Miller Embody Chair be as successful as the Herman Miller Aeron Chair? 3 AnswersNo, it won't be as successful as the Aeron chair. The Aeron chair created such a hot buzz in offices throughout the world that it became instantly cool to have ... read more
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Herman Melville Personal Timeline
- 1819 Herman Melville is born
- 1838 Melville enrolls at Lansingburgh Academy to study engineering and surveying.
- 1843 Does odd jobs in Honolulu before enlisting in the U.S. Navy aboard
- 1847 He marries Elizabeth Shaw and settles in New York City.
- 1850 He purchases Arrowhead, a farm outside Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- 1856 Had mental and physical collapse, travels in Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Lands
- 1866 Accepts a job as customs inspector in New York
- 1891: Dies on September 28
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Silence is the one and only voice of God. Herman Melville
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@keithferrazzi "A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things." Herman Melville "White Jacket"
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“Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?” Herman Melville
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Life's a voyage that's homeward bound ~ Herman Melville
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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” -Herman Melville
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