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Richard Rogers Bowker

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American publisher, editor, journalist (1848-1933)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1848 to 1933 · aged 85
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Richard Rogers Bowker was an American journalist and businessman who was an editor of Publishers Weekly and Harper's Magazine, and a founder of the R. R. Bowker Company.

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Bowker, Mrs. Dewey, and Melvil Dewey in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1918Bowker, Mrs. Dewey, and Melvil Dewey in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1918

Awards 2

1933American Library Association Honorary Membership
Library Hall of Fame

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William Warner BishopAlso won American Library Association Honorary MembershipJoseph L. WheelerAlso won Library Hall of FameJesse SheraAlso won Library Hall of FameSeymour LubetzkyAlso won American Library Association Honorary MembershipHenry Evelyn BlissAlso won Library Hall of Fame

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1848 to 1933 · aged 85
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5 languages

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