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Donald Robert Perry Marquis ( / ˈmɑːrkwɪs / MAR-kwis; July 29, 1878 – December 29, 1937) was an American humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel, supposed authors of humorous verse.
Don Marquis (/ ˈ m ɑːr k w ɪ s / MAR-kwis; November 2, 1935 - September 13, 2022) was an American philosopher and deontologist whose main academic interests were in ethics and medical ethics. Marquis was Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kansas until his death.
Don Marquis (born July 29, 1878, Walnut, Ill., U.S.—died Dec. 29, 1937, New York City) was a U.S. newspaperman, poet, and playwright, creator of the literary characters Archy, the cockroach, and Mehitabel, the cat, wry, down-and-out philosophers of the 1920s.
Oct 3, 2022 · Don Marquis, a philosopher who specialized in bioethics, died on September 13, 2022, at the age of 86. For most of his career, he was on the faculty of the University of Kansas. From 2007-2008, he was the Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University.
Donald Robert Perry Marquis 1878-1937, was a newspaper columnist, humorist, poet, playwright and author of about 35 books of which the best known are books of humorous poetry about Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat. Don's work appeared regularly in the New York Sun and the Saturday Evening Post, among other places.
This website celebrates the life and writings of Don Marquis, a New York newspaper columnist, humorist, poet, playwright and short-story writer in the early decades of the last century.
Oct 11, 2020 · Donald Robert Perry Marquis (29 July 1878 – 29 December 1937) was an American humorist, journalist, novelist, poet, cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and playwright most famous for creating the characters "Archy" the cockroach, and "Mehitabel" the cat.
