Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf

male, deceased (1984)
death from cardiovascular disease, Jewish person, person, American, Donald Klopfer, Columbia University alumni…Publisher, Americanbookpublisher
Alfred A. Knopf (September 12, 1892 - August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the 20th century, founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. His...
Ian Ballantine

Ian Ballantine

male, deceased (1995)
Irwyn Applebaum, American paperback book publisher, death by myocardial infarction, myocardial infarction, Penguin Books, heart attack…American, Americanbookpublisher
Ian Keith Ballantine was a pioneering American publisher who founded and published the innovative paperback line of Ballantine Books from 1952 to...
George Palmer Putnam

George Palmer Putnam

male, deceased (1872)
Royalties, John Wiley & Sons, New York World's Fair, from Maine, American, john wiley…american civil war, Americanbookpublisher
George Palmer Putnam was an important American book publisher. Putnam was born in Brunswick, Maine. In 1838, George Palmer Putnam and John Wiley...
Jim Baen

Jim Baen

male, deceased (2006)
Worldcon Guest of Honor, death by stroke, American, book editor, Baen Books, fantasy…Publisher, Magazine Publisher, Americanbookpublisher
James Patrick "Jim" Baen was a noted U.S. science fiction publisher and editor. In 1983 he founded his own publishing house, Baen Books,...
Pascal Covici

Pascal Covici

male, deceased (1964)
Jewish, judaism, romanian, editor, American, From Botosani…Americanbookpublisher
Pascal "Pat" Avram Covici (November 4, 1885-October 14, 1964) was a Romanian Jewish-American book publisher and editor.

John Bartlett

male, deceased (1905)
Harvard University, Book publishing companies, Little, Brown and Company, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Americanbookpublisher…Publisher, American, book editor, american civil war
John Bartlett (June 14 1820 - December 3 1905) was an American writer and publisher whose best known work, "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" has...

Henry Holt

male, deceased (1926)
Harcourt Trade Publisher, Yale University alumni, Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Americanbookpublisher, from Baltimore, Garrulities of an Octogenarian Editor
Henry Holt was a Baltimore, Maryland native book publisher and author. He joined the publishing company of Frederick Leypoldt in 1866 that became...
Bennett Cerf

Bennett Cerf

male, deceased (1971)
Jewish person, from New York City, Bennett Alfred Cerf, Jewish American, Columbia University alumni, television personality…Americanbookpublisher, American, Publisher
Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations of jokes...
George P. Putnam

George P. Putnam

male, deceased (1950)
World War I, American military personnel of World War II, American military, buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory, explorer, World War I veteran…American, Americanbookpublisher
George Palmer Putnam was an American publisher, author and explorer. Known for his marriage to Amelia Earhart, he had also achieved fame as one of...