Charles Scribner

(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)
Charles Scribner II (1854-1930)
Charles Scribner III (1890-1952)
Charles Scribner IV (1921-1995)

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