Edward W. Bok

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Edward W. Bok was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his long tenure as editor of the Ladies' Home Journal and his influential work in social and cultural reform.

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Edward W. Bok canonical 8
Edward William Bok 1

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instanceOf editor
immigrant
person
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
birthDate 1863-10-09
birthPlace Den Helder, Netherlands
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
United States of America
deathDate 1930-01-09
employer Ladies' Home Journal
endTime 1919
ethnicGroup Dutch American
familyName Bok
fatherInLaw Cyrus H. K. Curtis
founded Bok Tower Gardens
fullName Edward William Bok
linked to: Edward W. Bok
genre autobiography
givenName Edward
immigratedTo United States of America
immigrationYear 1870
knownFor advocacy of better housing and city planning
campaigns against patent medicines and quack advertising
influential editorials on public morals and social issues
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Progressive Era reform
notableAchievement longtime editor of Ladies' Home Journal
notableFor creation of Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida
cultural reform campaigns
promotion of progressive domestic ideals
social reform campaigns
notableWork Successward
The Americanization of Edward Bok
The Man from Maine
Twilight
occupation author
magazine editor
publisher
placeOfDeath Lake Wales, Florida, United States
linked to: Lake Wales, Florida
positionHeld editor of Ladies' Home Journal
religion Unitarianism
residence Mount Kisco, New York, United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
spouse Mary Louise Curtis
startTime 1889
subjectOf Bok Tower Gardens National Historic Landmark designation

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Mary Louise Curtis Bok spouse Edward W. Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal notableEditor Edward W. Bok
Philadelphia Award foundedBy Edward W. Bok
Bok Tower Gardens founder Edward W. Bok
Bok Tower Gardens namedAfter Edward W. Bok
Bok hasNotableBearer Edward W. Bok
Edward W. Bok fullName Edward William Bok
linked to: Edward W. Bok