George Harrison Mifflin (1845 - 1921) was an executive in the publishing business. He served as president of Houghton Mifflin. [1]
Mifflin was born in Boston. [2] He graduated from Harvard. He joined Hurd and Houghton in 1867 [3] and worked for its subsidiary Riverside Press. [4] He partnered with Henry Oscar Houghton in 1872. [3]
Houghton died in 1895 and Mifflin took over leadership of the company. He communicated with some of its prominent authors through good times and bad. [5]
Mifflin was at first skeptical of the company's investment in educational publishing. [6] He was socially connected to Sarah Wyman Whitman, who designed elegant book covers for the business. [7]
He died in Boston at aged 75. [1]
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George Harrison Mifflin (1845 - 1921) was an executive in the publishing business. He served as president of Houghton Mifflin. [1]
Mifflin was born in Boston. [2] He graduated from Harvard. He joined Hurd and Houghton in 1867 [3] and worked for its subsidiary Riverside Press. [4] He partnered with Henry Oscar Houghton in 1872. [3]
Houghton died in 1895 and Mifflin took over leadership of the company. He communicated with some of its prominent authors through good times and bad. [5]
Mifflin was at first skeptical of the company's investment in educational publishing. [6] He was socially connected to Sarah Wyman Whitman, who designed elegant book covers for the business. [7]
He died in Boston at aged 75. [1]
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