William Maxwell Reed, Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Maxwell Reed

American astronomer

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1871

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1962

Profession: astronomer, writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Maxwell Reed (January 12, 1871 in Bath, Maine – September 1962), a.k.a.
W.
Maxwell Reed, was a pioneering U.S.
author of illustrated science books for children.After schooling at Harvard, he taught astronomy at Harvard and Princeton University. Reed later went into the steel industry. Beginning as a series of letters to his nephew, his first book, The Earth for Sam, was published in 1929.
The book remains popular and was republished in 2005. Earth was followed by a series of popular children's information books, many published by Harcourt, Brace.