| Samuel Irving Newhouse | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1895 Manhattan |
| Died | August 29, 1979 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Baron Hirsch Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Publishing magnate |
| Net worth | USD $1.5 billion at the time of his death (approximately 1/1681th of US GNP)[1] |
| Religion | Judaism |
Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr. (May 24, 1895 – August 29, 1979) was an American broadcasting businessman, magazine and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of Advance Publications, eventually taken over by his son, Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr..
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Born in 1895 to a Jewish family, his original name was Solomon Neuhaus.
One of the vessels of the Staten Island Ferry is also named after him. So was the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1989.
Newhouse died in 1979 in New York City of a stroke,[2] and is buried in the Baron Hirsch Cemetery on Staten Island.[3]
His great-grandson, S.I. Newhouse IV, is featured in a documentary called Born Rich about the experience of growing up as the heir to one of the world's greatest fortunes.