Lincoln Steffens
- Category : 1866-births
- Type : GP
- Profile : 2/4 - Hermit / Opportunist
- Definition : Split - Small (5,18,28,32,34)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Penetration 1
Biography
American writer and lecturer; a leading figure in a group of journalists deemed "muckrakers" by Theodore Roosevelt. Steffens’ articles, which dealt with political corruption at the municipal level, were published in several books including "The Shame of the Cities," 1904, "The Struggle for Self-Government," 1906, and "Upbuilders," 1909.
Steffens attended the University of California before heading to Europe where he spent three years. After studying psychology with Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig, he went on to work with Jean-Martin Charcot in Paris. Returning to New York in 1901, he became the managing editor for "McClure’s Magazine." Up until 1911, he worked in editorial positions with several magazines including the "American" and "Everybody’s." His autobiography was published in 1931.
Steffens died of heart failure on 9 August 1936, Carmel, California.