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(1839-1912) Editor, publisher. Isaac Kaufman Funk was born in Clifton, Ohio, and died in Montclair, New Jersey. He founded I. K. Funk and Company which later became known as Funk and Wagnalls.

Full Name

Isaac Kaufman Funk

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Author's Timeline

1839

BIRTH

Isaac Kaufman Funk was born in Clifton, Ohio, on September 10, 1839.

1893

OTHER

Funk and Wagnalls published "The Standard Dictionary of the English Language," in 1893.

1902

LITWORK

Next Step in Evolution the Present Step
Funk & Wagnalls

Nonfiction.

1904

LITWORK

The Widow's Mite and Other Psychic Phenomena
Funk & Wagnalls Company

Nonfiction.

1907

LITWORK

The Psychic Riddle
Funk & Wagnalls Company

Nonfiction.

1912

DEATH

Isaac Kaufman Funk died in Montclair, New Jersey, on April 4, 1912.

1912

INTERMENT

Isaac Kaufman Funk was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

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