George Palmer Putnam

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American bookseller businessperson human publisher

George Palmer Putnam was a prominent 19th-century American publisher and bookseller who played a key role in shaping the U.S. literary and cultural landscape.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → bookseller → businessperson → human → publisher →
activeYearsEnd	1872 →
activeYearsStart	1830 →
basedIn	London, England, United Kingdom → New York City, New York, United States →
birthDate	1814-02-07 →
birthPlace	Brunswick, Maine, United States →
child	George Haven Putnam → Mary Corinna Putnam →
contributedTo	development of international copyright awareness in publishing →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1872-12-20 →
deathPlace	New York City, New York, United States →
employer	G. P. Putnam & Co. →
era	19th century →
familyName	Putnam →
fieldOfWork	bookselling → literature → publishing →
founded	G. P. Putnam → G. P. Putnam & Co. → Putnam’s Magazine →
genre	non-fiction →
givenName	George →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
name	George Palmer Putnam →
nationality	American →
notableFor	helping shape the U.S. literary and cultural landscape → pioneering American book publishing → promoting American authors in the 19th century →
notablePublication	Putnam’s Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science and Art →
notableWork	American Facts → Chronicles of the Great Rebellion → The World’s Progress →
occupation	author → bookseller → publisher →
positionHeld	head of G. P. Putnam & Co. →
relative	George Haven Putnam →
residence	London, England, United Kingdom → New York City, New York, United States →
spouse	Victorine Haven Putnam →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Facts → Chronicles of the Great Rebellion →	author
American Facts → Chronicles of the Great Rebellion →	publisher
George Palmer Putnam ("George Haven Putnam") →	child
The World’s Progress →	compiler
G. P. Putnam’s Sons →	foundedBy
Metropolitan Museum of Art →	founder
Putnam family ("George Putnam") →	hasNotableMember
George Palmer Putnam →	name
G. P. Putnam’s Sons →	namedAfter
George Palmer Putnam ("George Haven Putnam") →	relative
Amelia Earhart ("George P. Putnam") →	spouse