Charles Scribner IV
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Charles Scribner IV also known as Charles Scribner, Jr., was the head of the Charles Scribner's Sons
publishing company.
on July 13, 1921, and was raised in Far Hills, New Jersey
to Vera Gordon Bloodgood and Charles Scribner III
. He attended St. Paul's School
in Concord, New Hampshire
, and to receive his A.B.
degree summa cum laude from Princeton University
in 1943. He was a Navy cryptanalyst during World War II
and the Korean War
. He succeeded his father, Charles Scribner III
, in 1952 as chief of Charles Scribner's Sons
, which had been founded by his great-grandfather, Charles Scribner I
, in 1846. He oversaw the operations until 1984, when the company was bought out by Macmillan Publishing. He was a trustee of Princeton University
from 1969 to 1979, and he was president of the Princeton University Press
from 1957 to 1968, a trustee of the press from 1949 to 1981 and president of the American Book Publishers Council, from 1966 to 1968.
He died on November 11, 1995.
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...
publishing company.
Biography
He was born in Quogue, New YorkQuogue, New York
Quogue is an incorporated village in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 1,018.-Geography:Quogue is located at ....
on July 13, 1921, and was raised in Far Hills, New Jersey
Far Hills, New Jersey
Far Hills is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 919.Far Hills was incorporated as a borough based on an Act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on April 7, 1921, from portions of Bernards Township, subject to the results...
to Vera Gordon Bloodgood and Charles Scribner III
Charles Scribner III
Charles Scribner III , also known as Charles Scribner, Jr., was president of Charles Scribner's Sons publishing company starting in 1932.-Biography:...
. He attended St. Paul's School
St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)
St. Paul's School is a highly selective college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school is one of only six remaining 100% residential boarding schools in the U.S. The New Hampshire campus currently serves 533 students,...
in Concord, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
, and to receive his A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree summa cum laude from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1943. He was a Navy cryptanalyst during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. He succeeded his father, Charles Scribner III
Charles Scribner III
Charles Scribner III , also known as Charles Scribner, Jr., was president of Charles Scribner's Sons publishing company starting in 1932.-Biography:...
, in 1952 as chief of 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...
, which had been founded by his great-grandfather, Charles Scribner I
Charles Scribner I
Charles Scribner I was a New Yorker who, with Isaac D. Baker , founded a publishing company that would eventually become Charles Scribner's Sons.-Biography:...
, in 1846. He oversaw the operations until 1984, when the company was bought out by Macmillan Publishing. He was a trustee of Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
from 1969 to 1979, and he was president of the Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
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from 1957 to 1968, a trustee of the press from 1949 to 1981 and president of the American Book Publishers Council, from 1966 to 1968.
He died on November 11, 1995.
Titles at Charles Scribner's Sons
- President from 1952 to 1977
- Chairman in 1977 and again in 1978
- Chairman of the Scribner Book Companies, the holding company, from 1978 to 1986