John W. Hill
| John W. Hill | |
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| Born |
November 26, 1890 Near Shelbyville, Indiana |
| Died |
March 17, 1977 (aged 86) New York City |
| Known for | Founder of Hill & Knowlton |
| Home town | San Antonio, Texas |
John Wiley Hill (November 26, 1890 – March 17, 1977) was an American public relations executive. He co-founded Hill & Knowlton with Donald Knowlton in 1933.[1]
Life and career
Hill worked as a journalist for 18 years, eventually becoming an editor and financial columnist. Hill moved to public relations in 1927, opening a firm in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1933, he brought in Donald Knowlton and began their firm. It eventually became the world's largest public relations firm.
Hill died of a brain tumor in Manhattan.[2]
References
- ↑ Miller, Karen S. (1999). The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations. University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 978-0-8078-2439-9
- ↑ "JOHN W. HILL, 86, DIES; LED HILL & KNOWLTON; Founder of the World's Largest Public Relations Firm Was a Corporate Confidant". New York Times. March 18, 1977. Retrieved November 30, 2012. (subscription required)
External links
- John W. Hill (r) and Don S. Knowlton, of the public relations firm of Hill & Knowlton, giving testimony before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee on steel company public relations campaign via United States Library of Congress
- John Wiley Hill (1890 - 1977) via Public Relations Society of America
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