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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (/ k n ɒ p f /) is an American publishing house that was founded by Blanche Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Sr. in 1915. [1] Blanche and Alfred traveled abroad regularly and were known for publishing European, Asian, and Latin American writers in addition to leading American literary trends.
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Blanche Wolf Knopf (July 30, 1894 – June 4, 1966) was an...
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Alfred Abraham Knopf Sr. (September 12, 1892 – August 11,...
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Alfred Abraham Knopf Sr. (September 12, 1892 – August 11, 1984) was an American publisher of the 20th century, and co-founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and (of the previous generation) Frank Nelson Doubleday, J. Henry Harper and Henry Holt.
Sep 8, 2024 · Alfred A. Knopf (born September 12, 1892, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 11, 1984, Purchase, New York) was an American publisher, the founder and longtime chairman of the prestigious publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Knopf graduated from Columbia University in 1912.
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May 15, 2015 · A Century of Alfred A. Knopf. By Clare Swanson |. May 15, 2015. Tweet. Comments. In 1915, after working as a page at Doubleday and with publisher Mitchell Kennerley, Alfred A. Knopf...
May 18, 2018 · Alfred A. Knopf (1892-1984), American publisher, used his commitment to fine books, his marketing skill, and his personality to create a firm of extraordinary distinction. Alfred A. Knopf was born in New York City on September 12, 1892, to Samuel and Ida Jaffee Knopf.
Founded in 1915 by Alfred A. Knopf and his wife Blanche W. Knopf, the house of Knopf has long been one of America's foremost book publishers—known for both the quality of its authors and for the high level of its book design and production.
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Aug 12, 1984 · Alfred A. Knopf, one of America's outstanding publishers, whose imprint bore his own name and whose books symbolized quality for more than half a century, died of congestive heart failure...
