From Who's Who in the World, 1912:
Gilder, Joseph B.: Journalist. Editor, Putam's Magazine (formerly The Critic), since July, 1906. Born June 29, 1858, at St. Thomas Hall (woman's college conducted by father), Flushing, N. Y. son of late Rev. William H. and Jane (Nutt) Gilder; brother of Jeannette Leonard, Robert Fletcher and Richard Watson Gilder.
Entered U.S. Naval Acad, 1872; resigned, 1874. Reporter, Newark, N. J., 1874-77; wrote New York letters to Boston Advertiser, Buffalo Courier, etc.; reporter and ass't city editor, N. Y. Herald, 1877-80; with sister, Jeannette L, started the Critic, 1881, (co-editor for 21 years); president, The Critic Co. 1893-1901.
Treasurer, Am. Copyright League, 1886; an organizer and first sec. of Univ. Settlement Soc. of N. Y.; contributor of prose and verse to various magazines; lit. adviser to The Century Co. 1895-1902; author of other works. Married May 7, 1892.
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Gilder, Joseph B.: Journalist. Editor, Putam's Magazine (formerly The Critic), since July, 1906. Born June 29, 1858, at St. Thomas Hall (woman's college conducted by father), Flushing, N. Y. son of late Rev. William H. and Jane (Nutt) Gilder; brother of Jeannette Leonard, Robert Fletcher and Richard Watson Gilder.
Entered U.S. Naval Acad, 1872; resigned, 1874. Reporter, Newark, N. J., 1874-77; wrote New York letters to Boston Advertiser, Buffalo Courier, etc.; reporter and ass't city editor, N. Y. Herald, 1877-80; with sister, Jeannette L, started the Critic, 1881, (co-editor for 21 years); president, The Critic Co. 1893-1901.
Treasurer, Am. Copyright League, 1886; an organizer and first sec. of Univ. Settlement Soc. of N. Y.; contributor of prose and verse to various magazines; lit. adviser to The Century Co. 1895-1902; author of other works. Married May 7, 1892.
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From Who's Who in the World, 1912:
Gilder, Joseph B.: Journalist. Editor, Putam's Magazine (formerly The Critic), since July, 1906. Born June 29, 1858, at St. Thomas Hall (woman's college conducted by father), Flushing, N. Y. son of late Rev. William H. and Jane (Nutt) Gilder; brother of Jeannette Leonard, Robert Fletcher and Richard Watson Gilder.
Entered U.S. Naval Acad, 1872; resigned, 1874. Reporter, Newark, N. J., 1874-77; wrote New York letters to Boston Advertiser, Buffalo Courier, etc.; reporter and ass't city editor, N. Y. Herald, 1877-80; with sister, Jeannette L, started the Critic, 1881, (co-editor for 21 years); president, The Critic Co. 1893-1901.
Treasurer, Am. Copyright League, 1886; an organizer and first sec. of Univ. Settlement Soc. of N. Y.; contributor of prose and verse to various magazines; lit. adviser to The Century Co. 1895-1902; author of other works. Married May 7, 1892.
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Gilder, Joseph B.: Journalist. Editor, Putam's Magazine (formerly The Critic), since July, 1906. Born June 29, 1858, at St. Thomas Hall (woman's college conducted by father), Flushing, N. Y. son of late Rev. William H. and Jane (Nutt) Gilder; brother of Jeannette Leonard, Robert Fletcher and Richard Watson Gilder.
Entered U.S. Naval Acad, 1872; resigned, 1874. Reporter, Newark, N. J., 1874-77; wrote New York letters to Boston Advertiser, Buffalo Courier, etc.; reporter and ass't city editor, N. Y. Herald, 1877-80; with sister, Jeannette L, started the Critic, 1881, (co-editor for 21 years); president, The Critic Co. 1893-1901.
Treasurer, Am. Copyright League, 1886; an organizer and first sec. of Univ. Settlement Soc. of N. Y.; contributor of prose and verse to various magazines; lit. adviser to The Century Co. 1895-1902; author of other works. Married May 7, 1892.
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