2. AMBROSE BIERCE’S PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
Ambrose Bierce
Nickname
“Bitter Bierce”
Place of Birth
Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Birthdate
June 24, 1842
Place of Death
Unknown. Speculation in
Mexico.
Death date
1914? Body never found
Occupation
Author, Journalist, Writer, Novel
ist , Editor and War Veteran
3. BIERCE’S FAMILY INFORMATION
Siblings
Twelve siblings:
Abigail, Amelia, Ann, Addison, Aurelius, Augustus, Almeda, And
rew, Albert, Arthur, Adelia and Aurelia.
Mother
Laura Sherwood Bierce
Father
Marcus Aurelius Bierce
Wife
Mary Ellen "Mollie" Day
Divorced eventually
Children
Day Bierce, 1872; Leigh Bierce, 1874; and Helen Bierce, 1875.
8. ERA NAMES BIERCE LIVED THROUGH
Victorian Era
Queen Victoria rules United Kingdom from 1837
to 1901
British empire expanded
People were very conservative with what they
wore
Everyone had a certain social class status
9. ERA NAMES BIERCE LIVED THROUGH CONT.
Edwardian Era
Edward the VII ruled United Kingdom, Queen
Elizabeth’s son, from 1900 to 1914.
Most powerful nation in the world
Dressed very prime and proper
Socialism became popular
People became interested in
art, literature, fashion, science and politics.
11. LAST WORDS
"Good-bye — if you hear of my being stood up against
a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags please know
that I think that a pretty good way to depart this life. It
beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stars.
To be a Gringo in Mexico — ah, that is euthanasia!“
-He wrote this to his cousin, Lora Bierce in a letter.
