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George Haven Putnam

American publisher (1844–1930)

George Haven Putnam A.M., Litt.D. (April 2, 1844 – February 27, 1930) was an American publisher, soldier, and writer. He was the president of G. P. Putnam's Sons for its first 52 years, from 1872.²

From Wikipedia’s article on George Haven Putnam (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 2, 1844, died Feb 27, 1930.¹

Companies

G. P. Putnam's SonsFounder¹⁰
G. P. Putnam's SonsPresident¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedColumbia University³
Date not recordedUniversity of Göttingen³

Career

Occupation: author, publisher, writer.⁶

Date not recordedPresident, G. P. Putnam's Sons⁴
Date not recordedFounded G. P. Putnam's Sons⁵

Personal life

BornApr 2, 1844, London⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸
SpouseEmily James Smith Putnam⁹

Wives and children

Putnam was first married to Rebecca Kettel Shepard who died of typhoid fever in 1895. They had five daughters: Dorothy Lesley, Ellen, Ethel Frothingham, Bertha Haven and Corinna Haven. Bertha went on to become a noted medieval historian, and Corinna became the wife of Joseph Lindon Smith, painter of Egyptian archaeological discoveries.

Putnam married his second wife, the classical scholar Emily James Smith in 1899. A son of this marriage was wind power pioneer Palmer Cosslett Putnam.

The Artificial Mother (1894)

The Little Gingerbread Man (1910)