Seymour Eaton | |
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Born | Grey County, OntarioGrey County, Canada West | May 7, 1859
Died | March 16, 1916 Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 56)
Pen name | Paul Piper |
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Seymour Eaton (May 7, 1859 [1] – March 16, 1916) was a Canadian-born American author, journalist, editor, and publisher. He founded the Booklovers' Library in 1900 which became known as the world's largest circulating library, [2] and is credited with coining the name " Teddy bear". [3] [4] [5]
Born in the community of Epping in Grey County, Canada West, Eaton was educated in Canadian schools and taught in district schools for seven years. He became a resident of Boston in 1880, and from there went to Philadelphia in 1892. [6] [4] Eaton founded, in the United States and Britain, the Booklovers' and Tabard Inn libraries. [7] For five years he was director of the Drexel Institute of Philadelphia. He was for five years a daily contributor to the Chicago Record and founded and edited the Booklovers' Magazine until it was merged into Appleton's Magazine. He wrote several college textbooks, the novel: Dan Black, Editor and Proprietor, and children's books The Roosevelt Bears and Prince Domino and Muffles, written under the pen name Paul Piper. [6] [4]
Eaton married Jennie V. Adair in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on January 15, 1884. They had three sons: Frank, Jack, and Seymour Jr. [6] [4] [8] Eaton died at his home in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, aged 56. [6] [4]
Seymour Eaton | |
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Born | Grey County, OntarioGrey County, Canada West | May 7, 1859
Died | March 16, 1916 Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 56)
Pen name | Paul Piper |
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Seymour Eaton (May 7, 1859 [1] – March 16, 1916) was a Canadian-born American author, journalist, editor, and publisher. He founded the Booklovers' Library in 1900 which became known as the world's largest circulating library, [2] and is credited with coining the name " Teddy bear". [3] [4] [5]
Born in the community of Epping in Grey County, Canada West, Eaton was educated in Canadian schools and taught in district schools for seven years. He became a resident of Boston in 1880, and from there went to Philadelphia in 1892. [6] [4] Eaton founded, in the United States and Britain, the Booklovers' and Tabard Inn libraries. [7] For five years he was director of the Drexel Institute of Philadelphia. He was for five years a daily contributor to the Chicago Record and founded and edited the Booklovers' Magazine until it was merged into Appleton's Magazine. He wrote several college textbooks, the novel: Dan Black, Editor and Proprietor, and children's books The Roosevelt Bears and Prince Domino and Muffles, written under the pen name Paul Piper. [6] [4]
Eaton married Jennie V. Adair in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on January 15, 1884. They had three sons: Frank, Jack, and Seymour Jr. [6] [4] [8] Eaton died at his home in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, aged 56. [6] [4]