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Perkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947

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Personal name headingPerkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947
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Variant(s)Perkins, Maxwell Evarts, 1884-1947
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1884-09-20
Death date1947-06-17
AffiliationCharles Scribner's Sons
Profession or occupationEditors
Found inHis Editor to author, 1950.
Britannica website, Mar. 23, 2022 (Maxwell Perkins; Maxwell Evarts Perkins; born Sept. 20, 1884, New York, N.Y., died June 17, 1947, Stamford, Conn.; influential American editor who discovered many of the most prominent American writers of the first half of the 20th century; editorial director and vice president of Charles Scribner's Sons; perhaps best known for his relationship with Thomas Wolfe)
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Associated languageeng