A. C. (Andrew Carpenter) Wheeler

Born in 1835 and dying in 1903, Andrew Carpenter Wheeler wrote under the well-known pseudonym Nym Crinkle. He built his reputation as a journalist and humorist, and his byline became especially associated with lively criticism and commentary in the late 19th century.

Wheeler’s career connected him with newspapers and magazines as both a reporter and a man of letters. He is also remembered in book form, including works such as The Chronicles of Milwaukee, which helps place him among the writers who recorded and interpreted American city life for a broad readership.

Today, he is chiefly of interest to readers who enjoy rediscovering older journalistic voices: witty, observant, and closely tied to the newspaper culture of his era. Even when the details of his life are less widely remembered than his pen name, his work still reflects the energy and personality of 19th-century American print writing.