Maurice F. Egan
Maurice Francis Egan | |
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Egan in 1923, wearing the Medal of Merit (Denmark) | |
| United States Minister to Denmark | |
| In office September 6, 1907 – December 16, 1917 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Norman Hapgood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1852 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 15, 1924 (aged 71) Brooklyn, New York |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Writer, diplomat |
| Awards | Medal of Merit Grand Cross, Order of the Dannebrog |
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Maurice Francis Egan (May 24, 1852 – January 15, 1924) was an American writer and diplomat. He was a prolific writer and had a long and successful career as a Catholic journalist, literary critic, and novelist. He was a professor of English at two universities, and served as United States Minister in Copenhagen.