HERGESHEIMER

Meaning of HERGESHEIMER in English

/herr"geuhs huy'meuhr/ , n.

Joseph , 1880-1954, U.S. novelist.

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HERGESHEIMER, JOSEPH — born Feb. 15, 1880, Philadelphia died April 25, 1954, Sea Isle City, N.J., U.S. American author whose novels are typically …
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