James Terry White, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Terry White

American publisher and poet

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1845

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1920

Profession: poet, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About James Terry White

  • James Terry White (July 3, 1845 in Newburyport, Massachusetts – April 3, 1920 in Manhattan, New York) was an American publisher and poet.
  • Given his wide range of interests and involvement in various businesses and cultural activities, he was reputed to be a Renaissance man.
  • In 1862, he joined the San Francisco publishing firm H.H.
  • Bancroft & Co.
  • In 1869, White founded a publishing company bearing his name, James T.
  • White Co.
  • in San Francisco; and in 1886, with his son George Derby White, moved its headquarters to New York City.
  • The firm published the first edition of The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography in 1891.
  • At the death of his son in 1939, thirty-one volumes had been published, each containing about 1,000 biographies and 450 pages.

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