Wile, Frederic William, 1873-1941

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Dates:
Birth 1873
Death 1941

Biographical notes:

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)

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Subjects:

  • Disarmament
  • Journalists
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918

Occupations:

  • Foreign correspondents
  • Journalists
  • Radio journalists

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Wandsworth, Surrey (as recorded)
  • Oldham, Lancashire (as recorded)
  • North Pole (as recorded)
  • Germany (as recorded)
  • North Pole (as recorded)
  • Spain, Europe (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire (as recorded)
  • Streatham, Surrey (as recorded)