Charles Scribner - Charles Scribner, Charles Scribner II, Charles Scribner III, Charles Scribner IV

Publisher, born in New York City, New York, USA. In 1879 he succeeded his brother, John Blair Scribner, as head of the firm that became Charles Scribner's Sons, acting as president until 1928 and then as chairman of the board. Aided by editors such as Maxwell Perkins, Scribner's grew in distinction, publishing works by Edith Wharton, George Santayana, Ernest Hemingway, Theodore Roosevelt, and others.

Charles Scribner

Charles Scribner (February 21, 1821-August 26, 1871) was a New Yorker who, with Isaac Baker, founded a publishing company that would eventually become Charles Scribner's Sons.

Scribner was born in New York City to Uriah Rogers and Betsey (Hawley) Scribner, graduated from Princeton University in the class of 1840, and married Emma L.

After graduation, Scribner was the younger partner of Baker in forming a new kind of publishing house. With the death of Baker in 1850, Scribner gained control of the company, renaming it Charles Scribner and Company.

Charles Scribner II

Charles Scribner II (October 18, 1854-April 19, 1930) was born in New York City. The elder Scribner passed control of the Company to his oldest son, John Blair Scribner (June 4, 1850-January 21, 1879), who was then joined by Charles Scribner II in 1875 after his Princeton graduation.

In 1870 the Scribners organized a new firm, Scribner and Company, to publish a magazine entitled Scribner’s Monthly which became highly popular.

In 1884, Scribner's younger brother, Arthur Hawley Scribner, joined Charles Scribner's Sons.

Scribner's brother-in-law, Ernest Flagg, was a noted architect who designed two Beaux-Arts buildings for the firm's New York headquarters.

Charles Scribner III

Charles Scribner III (1890-1952) graduated from Princeton in 1913, and like his namesakes promptly joined the firm.

Charles Scribner IV

Charles Scribner IV was a cryptanalyst during the Korean War and later joined Charles Scribner's Sons after his father's unexpected death.

He reverted to the name Charles Scribner Jr. His son, who became an art historian and also worked for the publishing company, became Charles Scribner III.