Arthur Machen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Machen

Welsh author and mystic

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1863

Place of Birth: Caerleon, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1947

Profession: writer, translator, journalist, stage actor, literary critic, novelist

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Arthur Machen (; 3 March 1863 – 15 December 1947) was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century.
He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction.
His novella The Great God Pan (1890; 1894) has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror, with Stephen King describing it as "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language." He is also well known for "The Bowmen", a short story that was widely read as fact, creating the legend of the Angels of Mons.