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Edward William Bok (born Eduard Willem Gerard Cesar Hidde Bok) (October 9, 1863 – January 9, 1930) was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was editor of the Ladies' Home Journal for 30 years (1889–1919).
Edward Bok (born October 9, 1863, Den Helder, Netherlands—died January 9, 1930, Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.) was an innovative American editor in the field of periodical journalism for women; during his 30-year stewardship of the Ladies’ Home Journal (1889–1919), he effected important reforms and helped shape contemporary American culture.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about Edward Bok, the Dutch-American editor, author, and philanthropist who founded The Ladies' Home Journal and created Bok Tower Gardens in Florida. Discover his achievements in social causes, public health, architecture, and literature.
23. Mai 2018 · A longtime editor of the influential magazine The Ladies' Home Journal, Edward W. Bok (1863-1930) embodied the ideals of Progressive Era America. Espousing free enterprise, civic responsibility, and the ideals of American womanhood, Bok was one of the best-known magazine editors of his day.
This first complete coverage of Edward Bok’s life places him against his ethnic background and portrays him as the spokesman for and the molder of the American middle class between 1890 and 1930. He acted as a mediator between a Victorian and a modern society, reconciling consumerism with idealism. As a Dutch immigrant he became a model for ...
- Hans Krabbendam
- June 08, 2022
Edward Bok (1863-1930 ) was the influential editor of Ladies' Home Journal (1889-1919) and a strong supporter of Theodore Roosevelt’s. Eduard Willem Gerard Cesar Hidde Bok was born into an affluent family in 1863 in Den Helder, Netherlands, the son of Sieke van Herwerden and Willem Jan Hidde Bok.
22. Nov. 2022 · Though he never made it to college or even to high school, Dutch immigrant Edward Bok would receive honorary degrees from several institutions, including Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Edward Bok was born in Den Helder in 1863. His father had, who came from a distinguished family lost his fortune and subsequently m
