Let η∗ n denote the maximum, at time n, of a nonlattice one-dimensional branching random walk ηn possessing (enough) exponential moments. In a seminal paper, Aı̈dekon [2] demonstrated convergence of η∗ n in law, after recentering, and gave a representation of the limit. We give here a shorter proof of this convergence by employing reasoning motivated by Bramson, Ding and Zeitouni [5]. Instead of...