Napoleon Hill

For the Memphis businessman, see Napoleon Hill (Memphis businessman). For the Lithuanian landmark, see Napoleon's Hill. For the hill in Israel, see Tel Gerisa.

Napoleon Hill
Photograph of head of young man clad in white shirt, jacket and tie.
Hill in 1904
BornOliver Napoleon Hill
(1883-10-26)October 26, 1883
Pound, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1970(1970-11-08) (aged 87)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, journalist, salesman, lecturer
GenreNon-fiction, self-help
Years active1928–1970
Notable worksThink and Grow Rich (1937)
The Law of Success (1928)
Outwitting the Devil (1938)
Spouse
  • Unknown (1898 or 1899)
  • Edith Whitman (1903–1908)
  • Florence Elizabeth Horner (1910–1935)
  • Rosa Lee Beeland (1937–1940?)
  • Annie Lou Norman (1943–1970)
Children4+
Signature
signature of Napoleon Hill
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Oliver Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was an American self-help author. He is best known for his book Think and Grow Rich (1937), which is among the best-selling self-help books of all time.[1][2] Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to improving one's life.[3][4] Most of his books are promoted as expounding principles to achieve "success".

Hill is a controversial figure. Accused of fraud, modern historians also doubt many of his claims, such as that he met Andrew Carnegie and that he was an attorney.

  1. ^ "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search".[dead link]
  2. ^ Driscoll, Molly (April 26, 2015). "10 Best Self Help Books of All Time". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Chang, Larry (2006). Wisdom for the Soul. Gnosophia Publishers. p. 514. ISBN 978-0-9773391-0-5. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Hill, Napoleon (1937). Think and Grow Rich. Chicago, Illinois: Combined Registry Company. ISBN 1-60506-930-2. A similar quote regarding Thomas Edison is on page 230.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)