Maurice R. Robinson
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Maurice R. Robinson was an American publisher and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Scholastic, a major global children’s publishing and education company.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice R. Robinson canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scholastic book clubs
NERFINISHED
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Scholastic classroom magazines ⓘ school-based literacy programs ⓘ |
| businessSector |
children’s books
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educational materials for schools ⓘ school-based book clubs and fairs ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| employer | Scholastic Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
children’s literature
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educational media ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| founded |
Scholastic Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Scholastic Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | self-employed (as founder of Scholastic) ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| industry |
education industry
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publishing industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of children’s publishing in the United States
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school-based distribution models for books ⓘ |
| knownFor |
children’s publishing
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educational publishing ⓘ founding Scholastic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | building Scholastic into a major global children’s publishing company ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Scholastic Corporation ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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entrepreneur ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Scholastic
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founder of Scholastic ⓘ president of Scholastic ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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