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Luce, Henry Robinson. 1898-1967.
American editor and publisher who cofounded Time (1923) and founded Fortune (1930), Life (1936), and Sports Illustrated (1954).
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Luce, Henry Robinson — (1898 1967) The son of a missionary, Henry Luce was born in China. He was a student at Yale University and became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army in 1918. He returned to college in 1919 and graduated in 1920. After a brief period of… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Luce, Henry R. — ▪ American publisher in full Henry Robinson Luce born April 3, 1898, Dengzhou, Shondong province, China died February 28, 1967, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. American magazine publisher who built a publishing empire on Time, Fortune, and Life… … Universalium
Henry Robinson Luce — noun United States publisher of magazines (1898 1967) • Syn: ↑Luce, ↑Henry Luce • Instance Hypernyms: ↑publisher … Useful english dictionary
Luce — /loohs/, n. 1. Clare Boothe, 1903 87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat. 2. Henry Robinson, 1898 1967, U.S. publisher and editor (husband of Clare Boothe Luce). * * * (as used in expressions) Irigaray Luce Luce Clare Boothe Luce Henry… … Universalium
Robinson — /rob in seuhn/, n. 1. Bill ( Bojangles ), 1878 1949, U.S. tap dancer. 2. Boardman /bawrd meuhn, bohrd /, 1876 1952, U.S. painter and illustrator, born in Nova Scotia. 3. Edward G. (Emanuel Goldenberg), 1893 1973, U.S. actor, born in Rumania. 4.… … Universalium
henry — /hen ree/, n., pl. henries, henrys. Elect. the SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a … Universalium
Henry — /hen ree/, n. 1. Joseph, 1797 1878, U.S. physicist. 2. O., pen name of William Sydney Porter. 3. Patrick, 1736 99, American patriot, orator, and statesman. 4. Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. 5. Fort. See … Universalium
Henry Luce — noun United States publisher of magazines (1898 1967) • Syn: ↑Luce, ↑Henry Robinson Luce • Instance Hypernyms: ↑publisher … Useful english dictionary
luce — /loohs/, n. a pike, esp. when fully grown. [1350 1400; ME < MF lus pike < LL lucius] * * * (as used in expressions) Irigaray Luce Luce Clare Boothe Luce Henry Robinson * * * … Universalium
Henry Robinson Luce — (1898 1967) American journalist and publisher, founder of the magazines Time Life Fortune and Sports Illustrated … English contemporary dictionary
