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Biography of Ambrose Bierce Biography of Ambrose Bierce • Name: Ambrose Givinnett Birse. • Born: 24 June 1842, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. • Father: Marcus Aurelius Bierce. • Mother: Laura Sherwood Bearce. • Wife / Husband: My Allan "Molly" Day. Early life of Ambrose Bierce:         Ambrose Givinnett Birse was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. Byres's book The Devils Dictionary was named by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration as "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature". His story "an incident on the Owl Creek Bridge" is described as "one of the most famous and often anthologized stories in American literature"; And his book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (published as The Midst of Life) was named by the Grolier Club as one of the 100 most influential American books published before 1900.         A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was reg...