Charles Scribner I
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Charles Scribner I was a New York
er who, with Isaac D. Baker (1819-1850), founded a publishing
company that would eventually become Charles Scribner's Sons
.
to Uriah Rogers Scribner and Betsey Hawley. After a year's study at the University of New York
, he entered Princeton University
and graduated with the class of 1840. He began the study of law, but was obliged by ill health to make a trip to Europe.
After returning from Europe, in 1846 Scribner became the younger partner of Baker in forming a new kind of publishing house under the firm name of Baker and Scribner. Unlike traditional houses, which were generally outgrowths of printing companies or book sellers, theirs would exist purely as a publisher. This had an influence on the character of its publications, which were chiefly confined to the works of contemporary authors. It also published Presbyterian philosophy books. With the death of Baker in 1850, Scribner gained control of the company, renaming it Charles Scribner and then Charles Scribner and Company. With Charles Welford (who died in May 1885), he formed in 1857 the house of Scribner and Welford for the importation of foreign books.
In 1865, Charles Scribner and Co. made its first venture into magazine publishing with Hours at Home, a monthly magazine. In 1870 this magazine was merged into Scribner's Monthly under the editorship of Josiah G. Holland, and published by a separate company, Scribner and Co., with Dr. Holland and Roswell Smith as part owners. On Mr. Scribner's death, the next year, the firm of Charles Scribner and Co. was reorganized as Scribner, Armstrong, and Co., the partners being John Blair Scribner
, Andrew C. Armstrong, and Edward Seymour, and in 1877 the publication house was removed to 743 Broadway. Mr. Seymour died 28 April 1877, and in 1878, when Mr. Armstrong retired, the firm-name was changed to Charles Scribner's Sons
, under which form the business was conducted after 1879 by Charles Scribner
and Arthur H. Scribner, younger brothers of John Blair.
The elder Charles Scribner married Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827-1869) in 1846.
He died of typhoid on August 26, 1871 while traveling in Lucerne
, Switzerland
.
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er who, with Isaac D. Baker (1819-1850), founded a publishing
Publishing
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company that would eventually become Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
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Biography
Scribner was born in New York CityNew York City
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to Uriah Rogers Scribner and Betsey Hawley. After a year's study at the University of New York
University of New York
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, he entered Princeton University
Princeton University
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and graduated with the class of 1840. He began the study of law, but was obliged by ill health to make a trip to Europe.
After returning from Europe, in 1846 Scribner became the younger partner of Baker in forming a new kind of publishing house under the firm name of Baker and Scribner. Unlike traditional houses, which were generally outgrowths of printing companies or book sellers, theirs would exist purely as a publisher. This had an influence on the character of its publications, which were chiefly confined to the works of contemporary authors. It also published Presbyterian philosophy books. With the death of Baker in 1850, Scribner gained control of the company, renaming it Charles Scribner and then Charles Scribner and Company. With Charles Welford (who died in May 1885), he formed in 1857 the house of Scribner and Welford for the importation of foreign books.
In 1865, Charles Scribner and Co. made its first venture into magazine publishing with Hours at Home, a monthly magazine. In 1870 this magazine was merged into Scribner's Monthly under the editorship of Josiah G. Holland, and published by a separate company, Scribner and Co., with Dr. Holland and Roswell Smith as part owners. On Mr. Scribner's death, the next year, the firm of Charles Scribner and Co. was reorganized as Scribner, Armstrong, and Co., the partners being John Blair Scribner
John Blair Scribner
John Blair Scribner was the president of Charles Scribner's Sons from 1871 to 1879.-Biography:He was born on June 4, 1850 to Charles Scribner I and Emma Elizabeth Blair . His grandfather and namesake was John Insley Blair. He attended Princeton College, but did not graduate...
, Andrew C. Armstrong, and Edward Seymour, and in 1877 the publication house was removed to 743 Broadway. Mr. Seymour died 28 April 1877, and in 1878, when Mr. Armstrong retired, the firm-name was changed to Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
, under which form the business was conducted after 1879 by Charles Scribner
Charles Scribner II
Charles Scribner II was the president of Charles Scribner's Sons and a trustee at Skidmore College.-Biography:...
and Arthur H. Scribner, younger brothers of John Blair.
The elder Charles Scribner married Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827-1869) in 1846.
He died of typhoid on August 26, 1871 while traveling in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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