Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Somerset Maugham, William
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Somerset Maugham, W.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1874-1965
History
William Somerset Maugham was raised by his uncle after he was orphaned at the age of 10. He qualified as a medical doctor in 1897 from St. Thomas' medical school in London, England, but soon left medicine to pursue his writing. He wrote novels, plays, and short stories. He died in Nice on December 16, 1965.