Funk, I(saac) K(auffman)

Funk, I(saac) K(auffman)
born Sept. 10, 1839, Clifton, Ohio, U.S.
died April 4, 1912

U.S. publisher.

He was ordained a Lutheran minister in 1861 but resigned the pulpit in 1872 to travel in Europe and the Middle East. In 1877, with Adam Willis Wagnalls (1843–1924), he founded I.K. Funk & Co., later Funk & Wagnalls Co. (1891). The firm became best known for its Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1893), whose successors remained in print through the next century.

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  • Funk, I(saac) K(auffman) — (19 sep. 1839, Clifton, Ohio, EE.UU.–4 abr. 1912). Editor estadounidense. Fue ordenado ministro luterano en 1861, pero renunció al púlpito en 1872 para viajar por Europa y el Medio Oriente. En 1877, junto con Adam Willis Wagnalls (n. 1843– m.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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