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Charles Scribner is the name of several members of a New York publishing family associated with the company bearing their name.
Charles Scribner (February 21, 1821-August 26,
Scribner was born in New York City to Uriah Rogers and Betsey (Hawley) Scribner,
graduated from
After graduation, Scribner was the younger partner of Baker in forming a new kind of publishing house. Unlike traditional houses, which were generally outgrowths of printing companies or book sellers, theirs would exist purely as a publisher. With the death of Baker in 1850, Scribner gained control of the company, renaming it Charles Scribner and Company.
In 1865 the company made its first venture into magazine publishing with Hours at Home.
Charles Scribner II (October 18, 1854-April 19, 1930) was born in New York City. The elder Scribner passed control of
the Company to his oldest son, John Blair Scribner (June 4, 1850-January 21, 1879), who was then joined by Charles Scribner II in
In 1870 the Scribners organized a new firm, Scribner and Company, to publish a magazine entitled Scribner’s Monthly which became highly popular. They also launched a well-known magazine for children,
St. Nicholas, in 1873 with Mary Mapes Dodge as editor and
In 1884, Scribner's younger brother, Arthur Hawley Scribner, joined Charles Scribner's Sons. The book publishing business was highly successful, and in 1886 Scribner's Magazine was relaunched. It too was a great success.
Scribner's brother-in-law,
Charles Scribner III (1890-1952) graduated from Princeton in 1913, and like his namesakes promptly joined the firm.
Charles Scribner IV was a cryptanalyst during the
He reverted to the name Charles Scribner Jr. for ordinary use. His son, who became an art historian and also worked for the publishing company, became Charles Scribner III. It was Charles Scribner Jr. who managed the firm up to its acquisition by Macmillan in 1984.
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