Charles Heber Clark

Born in Berlin, Maryland, on July 11, 1841, he became known as an American novelist and humorist, writing mainly under the name Max Adeler and sometimes as John Quill.

He worked as a journalist in Philadelphia and built his reputation on comic sketches and fiction. His first major hit, Out of the Hurly-Burly (1874), brought him broad attention and helped establish him as a popular humor writer of the period.

Later in life, he was also active in business, but his lasting reputation comes from his lively, satirical writing. He died on August 10, 1915, in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.