Joseph Wharton Lippincott
American publisher and writer of animal stories; grandson of J.B. Lippincott Company founder Joseph Ballinger Lippincott
About Joseph Wharton Lippincott
Lived 1887 – 1976 (aged 89). Joseph Wharton Lippincott was a publisher, writer, naturalist and athlete.
Joseph Wharton Lippincott (February 28, 1887 – October 22, 1976) was a noted publisher, author, naturalist, and sportsman. He was the grandson of Joshua Ballinger Lippincott, founder of Philadelphia publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, and of industrialist Joseph Wharton, founder of the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.
Biography Lippincott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Family He married Elizabeth Schuyler Mills in 1913, and the couple had two sons, Joseph Wharton Lippincott, Jr. and R. Schuyler Lippincott, and a daughter, Elizabeth (Betsy) Schuyler (Lippincott) Wilkes. His wife died in 1943 and he remarried Virginia (Jones) Mathieson in 1945.
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Who was Joseph Wharton Lippincott?
American publisher and writer of animal stories; grandson of J.B. Lippincott Company founder Joseph Ballinger Lippincott
When was Joseph Wharton Lippincott born?
Joseph Wharton Lippincott was born on 28 February 1887 in Philadelphia.
When did Joseph Wharton Lippincott die?
Joseph Wharton Lippincott died on 22 October 1976.
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Joseph Wharton Lippincott was a publisher, writer, naturalist and athlete.
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