Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis
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Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis was an American publisher and media magnate best known for founding and building influential magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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media magnate ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Mary Louise Curtis Bok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-06-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1933-06-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Portland public schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Curtis Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Gilded Age
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Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
magazine publishing
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mass media ⓘ newspaper publishing ⓘ |
| founded |
Curtis Publishing Company
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Ladies' Home Journal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Saturday Evening Post (as a major national magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Cyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
magazines
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publishing ⓘ |
| influenced | development of mass-circulation magazines in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating a large-circulation general-interest weekly
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innovations in advertising-supported magazine publishing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building The Saturday Evening Post into a leading American magazine
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developing Ladies' Home Journal into a mass-circulation magazine ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ladies' Home Journal
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The Saturday Evening Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
magazine editor
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media executive ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| philanthropy |
major donations to cultural and educational institutions in Philadelphia
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support for music and the arts through his daughter Mary Louise Curtis Bok ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portland, Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Curtis Publishing Company
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president of Curtis Publishing Company ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
NERFINISHED
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Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Kate Stanwood Curtis
NERFINISHED
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Louisa Knapp Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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