Frederick Converse Beach

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Frederick Converse Beach
Born	(1848-03-27)March 27, 1848 New York City, New York
Died	June 18, 1918(1918-06-18) (aged 70) Stratford, Connecticut
Parents	Alfred Ely Beach
Relatives	Moses Yale Beach, grandfather

Frederick Converse Beach (March 27, 1848 – June 18, 1918), son of Alfred Ely Beach, was editor of the magazine Scientific American and of the new Encyclopedia Americana in the early 1900s, and an inventor of a photolithographic process. ^[1]

Biography

He was born on March, 27 1848, in Brooklyn, New York to Alfred Ely Beach. He graduated from Yale's Sheffield Scientific School in 1868.

In 1896 he became a director of the Scientific American. In 1889 he was the editor of American Photography. From 1902 he was editor in chief of the Encyclopedia Americana.

He died on June 18, 1918, in Stamford, Connecticut.

References

↑ "Frederick C. Beach Dies in his 71st Year. Editor in Chief of Encyclopaedia Americana and Inventor of Photolithic Process.". New York Times. June 9, 1918. Retrieved 2008-07-15. "Mr. Beach was a son of Alfred Ely Beach, the founder of The Scientific American. Born in New York City March 27, 1845, Mr. Beach was graduated from ..."

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Persondata
Name	Beach, Frederick Converse
Alternative names
Short description	editor
Date of birth	March 27, 1848
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death	June 18, 1918
Place of death	Stratford, Connecticut

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