Wile, Frederic William, 1873-1941

Journalist, foreign correspondent, and radio commentator.

From the description of Frederic William Wile scrapbooks, 1898-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980261

Epithet: US journalist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x0001a9

Prior to 1914, Wile was a correspondent in Berlin, Germany, for various newspapers. From 1914 to 1917, he edited a column entitled "Germany Day by Day" for the London Daily Mail.

From the description of [Newscuttings of the war, 1915-1916] (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 9397252

University of Notre Dame graduate, author, newspaper columnist and editorial writer, who served as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News, 1900-1906, and the London Daily Mail, 1906-1918, and political analyst for NBC and CBS, 1923-1938.

From the description of Papers, 1911 and 1949. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24427500

Epithet: Berlin correspondent of the `Daily Mail'

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000698.0x0003c3

Biographical Note

• 1873, Nov. 30: Born, La Porte, Ind.
• 1886 - 1890 : Educated, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
• 1898 - 1900 : Reporter, Chicago Record
• 1900 - 1901 : Correspondent in London, England, for Chicago Record and Chicago Daily News
• 1901: Married Ada Shakman (died 1962)
• 1902 - 1914 : Correspondent in Berlin, Germany, for various newspapers, including New York Times
• 1914 - 1917 : Edited column entitled "Germany Day by Day," London Daily Mail
• 1917 - 1918 : Specialist in German affairs, Intelligence Section, Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force
• 1919 - 1941 : Reporter and independent newsman, Washington, D.C.
• 1923 - 1928 : Political analyst, National Broadcasting Co.
• 1923 - 1941 : Editorial writer, Washington Evening Star
• 1929 - 1938 : Commentator, Columbia Broadcasting Co.
• 1941, Apr. 7: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Frederic William Wile Scrapbooks, 1898-1941, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)