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George Horace Lorimer

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George Horace Lorimer Famous memorial

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
22 Oct 1937 (aged 70)
Wyncote, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section S, Lot 100-101
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Journalist. He joined the Saturday Evening Post in 1898, and was elevated to editor-in-chief barely a year later. He built the magazine into the work it is today, and introduced formats and writers that have become familiar as staples of the publication. Most of Lorimer Park, a 230-acre public park located in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, was a bequest from the Lorimer family to the citizens of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Journalist. He joined the Saturday Evening Post in 1898, and was elevated to editor-in-chief barely a year later. He built the magazine into the work it is today, and introduced formats and writers that have become familiar as staples of the publication. Most of Lorimer Park, a 230-acre public park located in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, was a bequest from the Lorimer family to the citizens of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21830/george_horace-lorimer: accessed ), memorial page for George Horace Lorimer (6 Oct 1867–22 Oct 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21830, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.