Marcus Benjamin

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Marcus Benjamin (1857–1932) was an American editor, born at San Francisco, California, and educated at the Columbia University School of Mines. After following his profession of chemist for several years, he turned to editorial work.

Dr. Benjamin worked on a number of reference works, as:

Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Standard Dictionary
Universal Cyclopædia
New International Encyclopædia
Appleton's New Practical Cyclopædia, (six volumes, 1910).

From 1896, he was the editor of the publications of the United States National Museum. He was an aide in the office of Naval Intelligence during World War I, and received a decoration by France. He was a fellow of the Chemical Society.^[1]

References

↑ Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, v. 1, 1900, List of contributors.

External links

Marcus Benjamin Papers, 1886-1929 from the Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 60584412 LCCN: n86849590

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Name	Benjamin, Marcus
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Short description	American editor
Date of birth	1857
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Date of death	1932
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