John Brisben Walker

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John Brisben Walker was an American magazine publisher and entrepreneur best known for transforming Cosmopolitan into a leading national publication in the late 19th century.

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instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
magazine publisher
burialPlace Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States
businessRegion Colorado
New York City
child Francis Walker
John Walker Jr.
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1847-09-10
dateOfDeath 1931-07-07
developed amphitheater precursor at Red Rocks, Colorado
land on and around Mount Morrison, Colorado
educatedAt Georgetown College
United States Military Academy
era early 20th century
late 19th century
founded Fort Collins Agricultural Colony (as a promoter/investor)
gender male
genre general-interest magazines
industry agriculture
publishing
real estate development
knownFor transforming Cosmopolitan into a leading national publication
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Union Army
notableAchievement expanded Cosmopolitan’s circulation nationally
introduced investigative and literary content to Cosmopolitan
notableProject early development of Red Rocks area near Denver
promotion of Colorado as a tourist destination
notableWork Cosmopolitan
occupation entrepreneur
publisher
owned Cosmopolitan
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Brooklyn, New York, United States
positionHeld editor of Cosmopolitan
owner of Cosmopolitan
publisherOf Cosmopolitan
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Denver, Colorado, United States
Morrison, Colorado, United States
linked to: Morrison, Colorado
sold Cosmopolitan to William Randolph Hearst
spouse Lena Walker

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Cosmopolitan foundedBy John Brisben Walker
subject linked to: Cosmopolitan magazine