Arthur Hawley Scribner

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Arthur Hawley Scribner also Arthur H. Scribner (born March 15, 1859 in Manhattan , † July 13, 1932 in Mount Kisco ) was an American publisher and patron.

Life

Arthur H. Scribner came from the Scribner family, whose ancestor Charles Scribner had co-founded the publishing house Charles Scribner's Sons in New York , the publishing house is now part of Simon & Schuster . He graduated from Princeton University ; during his studies he became a member and organizer of the Ivy Club . In June 1881 he joined the family business Charles Scribner's Sons .

From 1916 to 1920 he was President of the Grolier Club . He bequeathed $ 150,000 to Princeton University. The publishing house was in the Scribner Building, also known as the "Old Scribner Building," it was built by Ernest Flagg in 1893 in the Beaux Arts style. It is located at 153-157 on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on 21st Street. It served as the headquarters of the management of the Charles Scribner Sons publishing house. Ernest Flagg designed another corporate building between 1912 and 1913, the Charles Scribner Sons Building at 597 Fifth Avenue.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Princeton University website with a detailed company history
  2. ^ Article in the New York Timesl