Lawrence Van Gelder

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Lawrence (Ralph) Van Gelder
Born c. 1933
Circumstances
Occupation editor, reporter, instructor in journalism
Notable credit(s) The New York Times, New York Journal-American, New York Daily Mirror

Lawrence Van Gelder is an American journalist and instructor in journalism who has worked at several different New York City-based newspapers in his long career. He is currently a senior editor of the Arts and Leisure weekly section of The New York Times.

Among the newspapers for which Van Gelder has worked are the New York Daily Mirror, the New York Journal-American and the World-Journal-Tribune.

[edit] Personal

Richard Van Gelder, mammalogist, was his brother. Gordon Van Gelder, the editor and publisher of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, is a nephew.