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Charles Scribner

 
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(born Feb. 21, 1821, New York, N.Y., U.S. — died Aug. 26, 1871, Lucerne, Switz.) U.S. publisher. In 1846, in partnership with Isaac D. Baker (d. 1850), Scribner established the publishing firm of Baker & Scribner in his native New York City. In 1878 the firm was renamed Charles Scribner's Sons. Its list initially consisted of philosophical and theological (mainly Presbyterian) books, but it later included reprints and translations of British and continental European literature. Among the firm's periodicals was Scribner's Monthly (1870 – 81). After his death other members of the Scribner family continued the business.

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Scribner, Charles, 1821-71, American publisher, b. New York City. He founded in 1846 the publishing house that in 1878 became Charles Scribner's Sons and in 1870 he began Scribner's Monthly, which in 1881 became the Century Magazine. His son, Charles Scribner, 1854-1930, became head of the firm in 1879 and founded Scribner's Magazine, a literary periodical, in 1887. He was the donor of the Princeton Univ. Press building.
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Charles Scribner is the name of several members of a New York publishing family associated with Charles Scribner's Sons.

  • Charles Scribner I (1821-1871)[1]
  • Charles Scribner II (1854-1930), also known as Charles Scribner, Jr.[2]
  • Charles Scribner III (1890-1952), also known as Charles Scribner, Jr. During the World War I draft registration he listed his name as "Charles Scribner Jr.".
  • Charles Scribner IV (1921-1995), also known as Charles Scribner, Jr.. He died under the name "Charles Scribner, Jr."[3][4]
  • Charles Scribner V (born in 1951), he graduated from Princeton in 1973[5]

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  1. ^ "Charles Scribner". New York Times. August 28, 1871. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A06E7D7153CE63ABC4051DFBE66838A669FDE. Retrieved on 2008-07-24. "The sad news was received on Saturday evening of the death from fever on that day at Lucerne, Switzerland, of Mr. Charles Scribner, head of the eminent publishing house Charles Scribner & Company..." 
  2. ^ "Charles Scribner Dies suddenly at 76. Publisher Succumbs to Heart Disease at Home Here. Was at Desk Thursday. Entered Firm as Youth. Directed Business His Father Founded. Fostered Work of American Authors. Firm Founded in 1846. Received Honorary Degree.". New York Times. April 20, 1930. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10914FA345A147A93C2AB178FD85F448385F9. Retrieved on 2008-07-24. "Charles Scribner, chairman of the Board of Directors of the publishing house of Charles Scribner's Sons, 597 Fifth Avenue, which was founded by his father, died suddenly at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon of heart ..." 
  3. ^ "Charles Scribner Jr., Who Headed Publishing Company, Dies at 74". New York Times. November 13, 1995. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E4DB1539F930A25752C1A963958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved on 2008-07-24. "Charles Scribner Jr., the longtime head of the Charles Scribner's Sons book publishing company, died on Saturday at the Mary Manning Walsh nursing home on York Avenue in Manhattan. He was 74 and lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for half a century. The cause was pneumonia, and he had suffered for a decade from a degenerative neurological disorder, said his son Charles Scribner 3d." 
  4. ^ "Charles Scribner, Jr. (13 July 1921-11 November 1995)". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. http://www.jstor.org/pss/987306. Retrieved on 2008-07-24. 
  5. ^ "Archives of Charles Scribner's Sons". Princeton University. http://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/scribner/. Retrieved on 2008-07-25. "Charles Scribner, 1821-1871 (Princeton Class of 1840), Charles Scribner, 1854-1930 (Princeton Class of 1875), Arthur Hawley Scribner, 1859-1932 (Princeton Class of 1881), Charles Scribner, 1890-1952 (Princeton Class of 1913), Charles Scribner, 1921-1995 (Princeton Class of 1943), Charles Scribner, 1951- (Princeton Class of 1973)" 

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