The editor who became an ambassador

March 28, 2011

The editor who became an ambassador

Today is the birthday of Norman Hapgood, crusading editor of magazines such as Collier's Weekly and Harper's Weekly, who also served briefly as U.S. ambassador to Denmark. Hapgood was born in Chicago on March 28, 1868. His memoir is "The Changing Years" (1930).

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Tags: ambassador, Changing Years, Chicago, Collier's Weekly, Denmark, editor, Harper's, magazine, Norman Hapgood, Woodrow Wilson

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When editors were gods

...or thought so, anyway. The geniuses, egomaniacs, do-gooders, and scoundrels behind America's great magazines. Plus apt quotes and assorted magazine lore. * Greg Daugherty, editor

March 28, 2011