Maxwell M Geffen
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Maxwell M Geffen was an American publisher. He was
born on May 28, 1896, in Brooklyn, New York, and died in March 1980 in New York.
Geffen graduated from the Columbia University
School of Journalism in 1916. He then worked as a correspondent for The New York American newspaper.
From 1922 to 1941 he was the publisher of New York Medical Week, the official publication of the New York County Medical Society
.
From 1938 until 1957 he and Victor W. Knauth edited Omnibook Magazine
, which published abridged versions of current best-sellers.
Geffen was also one of the founders of the Blue List, a daily paper that consisted entirely of advertising for municipal bonds that was later merged into Standard & Poor's, which was in turn acquired by McGraw-Hill
.
He also founded a magazine for doctors, Medical World News
, in 1961 and sold it to McGraw-Hill in 1966 for $17 million.
In 1968, at the age of 72, he resigned as a senior vice president at McGraw-Hill and became the principal owner and chairman of the publisher David McKay, Ltd. In the same year, he started another magazine, Family Health
, which was later renamed to Health.
He was the brother-in-law of the writer Matthew Josephson
.
born on May 28, 1896, in Brooklyn, New York, and died in March 1980 in New York.
Geffen graduated from the Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
School of Journalism in 1916. He then worked as a correspondent for The New York American newspaper.
From 1922 to 1941 he was the publisher of New York Medical Week, the official publication of the New York County Medical Society
New York County Medical Society
The New York County Medical Society is a professional membership organization for physicians who live or work in the Borough of Manhattan. As such, it is part of the larger network of medical organizations which includes the American Medical Association and the Medical Society of the State of New...
.
From 1938 until 1957 he and Victor W. Knauth edited Omnibook Magazine
Omnibook Magazine
Omnibook Magazine was published from 1938 until 1957 by Omnibook Inc., 76 Ninth Avenue, New York, New York. It was edited by Maxwell M Geffen and Victor W. Knauth and featured "authorized abridgements of current best-selling books."...
, which published abridged versions of current best-sellers.
Geffen was also one of the founders of the Blue List, a daily paper that consisted entirely of advertising for municipal bonds that was later merged into Standard & Poor's, which was in turn acquired by McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, education, publishing, broadcasting, and business services...
.
He also founded a magazine for doctors, Medical World News
Medical World News
Medical World News is an American magazine for the medical profession published by H E I Publishing Company of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Miller Freeman Publishing.Medical World News was founded in April 1960 by Maxwell M Geffen, a New York publisher...
, in 1961 and sold it to McGraw-Hill in 1966 for $17 million.
In 1968, at the age of 72, he resigned as a senior vice president at McGraw-Hill and became the principal owner and chairman of the publisher David McKay, Ltd. In the same year, he started another magazine, Family Health
Family Health Magazine
Family Health was an American health magazine founded by Maxwell M Geffen in the 1968. It was later renamed Health....
, which was later renamed to Health.
He was the brother-in-law of the writer Matthew Josephson
Matthew Josephson
Matthew Josephson was an American journalist and author of works on nineteenth-century French literature and twentieth-century American economic history.-Biography:...
.