1839 - 1912
Isaac Kaufmann Funk American Writer
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| First Name |
Isaac
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| Middle Name |
Kaufmann
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| Last Name |
Funk
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| Birthday |
10th September, 1839
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| Birthplace |
Clifton, Ohio
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| Died |
4th April, 1912
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Minister, editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Isaac Kaufmann Funk (September 10, 1839 – April 4, 1912) was an American Lutheran minister, editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer. He was the co-founder of
Funk & Wagnalls Company, the father of author Wilfred J. Funk (who founded his own publishing company "Wilfred Funk, Inc.", and wrote the "Word Power" feature in Reader's Digest from 1945 to 1962), and the grandfather of author Peter Funk, who continued his father's authorship of "Word Power" until 2003. Funk & Wagnalls Company published The Literary Digest, The Standard Dictionary of the English Language, and Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia.
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