Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894
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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894
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George W.
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1829-1894
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Childs, George William, 1829-1894
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Surname :
Childs
Forename :
George William
Date :
1829-1894
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Biographical History
George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anthony J. Drexel would become a silent business partner. Childs was influential in encouraging Drexel to establish a school for the education of men and women, and he served on the institute's board of trustees from the school's founding until his death. After his death, ownership of the Ledger and of Childs's property passed to Drexel's son, George W. Childs Drexel.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/72503717
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88673024
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n88673024
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5546310
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Publishers and publishing
Publishers and publishing
Authors and readers
Businessmen
Generals
Graphotyping
Indians, Treatment of
Manuscripts, American
Meteorology
Newspaper editors
Patronage, Political
Publishing, printing and book arts
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Americans
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Collector
Newspaper publishers
Publisher
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Philadelphia
PA, US
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Baltimore
MD, US
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Birth
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