Norman Hapgood
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Norman Hapgood (1868-1937) was an American editor and critic, born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Harvard in 1890 and from the law school there in 1893, then chose to become a writer. He was drama critic of the New York Commercial Advertiser and of the Bookman in 1897–1902, editor of Collier's Weekly in 1903 and afterwards, became editor of Harper's Weekly in June, 1913. His editorial style attracted much attention for its vigor and range. Hapgood helped expose Henry Ford’s antisemitism as in his article, “The Inside Story of Henry Ford's Jew-Mania,” Part 4, Hearst's International, September 1922.
His publications include:
- Literary Statesmen (1897)
- Daniel Webster (1899)
- Abraham Lincoln, the Man of the People,' (1819, 1913)
- The Stage in America (1901)
- George Washington (1901)
- Industry and Progress (1911)
- The Jewish Commonwealth (1919)
The Library of Congress lists 21 titles under his name, and archives his personal papers.[1]
In 1919 President Woodrow Wilson appointed Hapgood as ambassador to Denmark, in which post he served for about six months.
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| Preceded by Peter Fenelon Collier |
Collier's Weekly 1903-1912 |
Succeeded by Robert J. Collier |
| Preceded by Maurice Francis Egan |
U.S. Ambassador to Denmark 1919 |
Succeeded by Joseph C. Grew |
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