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Benjamin, Park
BENJAMIN, PARKPark Benjamin was an eminent patent lawyer and author. Benjamin was born May 11, 1849. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1867, he left the Navy in 1869 and earned a bachelor of laws degree from Albany Law School in 1870. From 1872 to 1878, Benjamin was associate editor of the Scientific American and became editor-in-chief of Appleton's Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics in 1893. Benjamin wrote The United States Naval Academy (1900) and numerous essays and naval articles for various periodicals. He died August 21, 1922, in New York City. |
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"Benjamin, Park." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Benjamin, Park." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700512.html "Benjamin, Park." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700512.html |
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Benjamin, Park
Benjamin, Park (1809–64), editor and publisher, is best known for his New World (1839–45), a literary journal that reprinted British works without remunerating their authors. Among the American contributions was Longfellow's The Wreck of the Hesperus. Benjamin was notorious for his sensational journalistic devices and vituperation, and was among those successfully sued for libel by Cooper. His verse was prominent in early anthologies but has never been collected.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Benjamin, Park." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Benjamin, Park." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-BenjaminPark.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Benjamin, Park." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-BenjaminPark.html |
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Park Benjamin
Park Benjamin 1809–64, American journalist, b. British Guiana (now Guyana). As owner and editor of the New England Magazine, he merged it (1835) with the American Monthly Magazine of New York and became associate editor with C. F. Hoffman. A prominent journalist of his day, he is best known as the founder (1839) of the New World, a weekly periodical that ran until 1845.
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"Park Benjamin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Park Benjamin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BenjP.html "Park Benjamin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BenjP.html |
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