Jovanovich, William

Jovanovich, William
▪ 2002
Vladimir Jovanovich 
      American publisher (b. Feb. 6, 1920, Louisville, Colo.—d. Dec. 4, 2001, San Diego, Calif.), joined the Harcourt Brace and Co. publishing company as a college textbook salesman in 1947 and by 1954 was president. Under his leadership the company—renamed Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1970—incorporated such innovations as the use of colourful illustrations and detailed teachers' guides and grew to be one of the largest textbook publishers. He also published his own works, including The World's Last Night (1990).

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