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Born November 12, 1889 • St. Paul • Minnesota
Died March 30, 1981 (aged 91) • New York
Founder “Reader’s Digest”
Notable Family Members spouse Lila Bell Acheson
Eleanor Medill Patterson.
Eleanor Medill Patterson
American publisher
Portrait of John Hay Whitney wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking directly at the camera.
John Hay Whitney
American sportsman and businessman
Henry Luce and Clare Boothe Luce
Henry Luce
American publisher
Nelson, William Rockhill
William Rockhill Nelson
American journalist, editor, and publisher
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Alicia Patterson
American journalist and publisher
Otis, Harrison Gray
Harrison Gray Otis
American journalist
Joseph Medill, detail of a lithograph by J.O. Ottomann Company, 1893.
Joseph Medill
American publisher
William Allen White
William Allen White
American journalist
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Ralph McGill
American journalist
Meyer, Eugene
Eugene Meyer
American publisher
Examine Chicago's Tribune Tower and Robert R. McCormick's decision to embed in its walls fragments from notable buildings and sites
Robert R. McCormick
American publisher
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Lila Bell Acheson
American publisher and philanthropist
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Oscar Sonneck
American musicologist, librarian, and editor
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Arthur M. Sackler
American physician
Moore, Ely
Ely Moore
American journalist and politician
Niles' Weekly Register
Hezekiah Niles
American newspaper editor
Patterson, Joseph Medill
Joseph Medill Patterson
American editor and publisher
Lundy, detail of a lithograph after a painting
Benjamin Lundy
American abolitionist
Silliman, Benjamin
Benjamin Silliman
American geologist and chemist [1779-1864]
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Jared Sparks
American publisher