Roger W. Straus Jr.
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Roger W. Straus Jr. was an influential American publisher and co-founder of the prestigious literary publishing house Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oliver H. Straus Jr. | 1 |
| Roger W. Straus Jr. canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Jew
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human ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child | Roger W. Straus III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | John C. Farrar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-05-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hobart College
NERFINISHED
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Roger Williams Straus Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Roger Williams Straus Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | literary publishing ⓘ |
| givenName | Roger ⓘ |
| heritage |
German-Jewish descent
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Guggenheim family background ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Straus family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Gladys Guggenheim Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building Farrar, Straus and Giroux into a leading literary publishing house
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publishing major 20th-century literary authors ⓘ supporting Nobel Prize–winning authors at Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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president of Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| relative |
Julius Rosenwald
NERFINISHED
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Meyer Guggenheim family NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Solomon Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothea Liebmann Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oliver H. Straus Jr.