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Briton Hadden

American journalist and co-founder of Time magazine (1898-1929) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 31

Briton Hadden was the co-founder of Time magazine with his Yale classmate Henry Luce. He was Time's first editor and the inventor of its revolutionary writing style, known as Timestyle.

Briton Hadden is read about 37 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 7 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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Though he died at 31, he was considered one of the most influential journalists of the twenties, a master innovator and stylist, and an iconic figure of the Jazz Age.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1929 · aged 31