Charles Farrar Browne
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- See also Artemas Ward (disambiguation).
Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was a United States humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward. At birth, his surname was "Brown"; he added the "e" after he became famous.