| Edward Stratemeyer | |
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| Born | October 4, 1862 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1930 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery Hillside, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, Publisher |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Children's fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Creator of the book series: The Colonial Series Tom Swift The Hardy Boys The Rover Boys The Bobbsey Twins Nancy Drew Jack Ranger the Dana Girls Dave Dashaway Don Sturdy Bomba the Jungle Boy |
Edward Stratemeyer (October 4, 1862 – May 10, 1930) was an American publisher and writer of books for children.
He is one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1300[1] books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies,[2] and created the well-known fictional book series for juveniles including The Rover Boys (starting in 1899), The Bobbsey Twins (starting in 1904), Tom Swift (starting in 1910), The Hardy Boys (starting in 1927), and the Nancy Drew (starting in 1930) series, among others. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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In 1893, Stratemeyer was hired by the popular dime-novel writer Gilbert Patten to write for the Street & Smith publication Good News.[3] Stratemeyer pioneered the book packaging technique of producing long-running, consistent series of books using a team of freelance writers to write standardized books, which were published under a pen name owned by his company.
Through his Stratemeyer Syndicate, founded in 1906, Stratemeyer employed a massive number of editors, copy writers, stenographers, co-authors, and secretaries. With their help, he greatly contributed to a new genre of juvenile fiction.[4]
He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, New Jersey.