Arthur Baldwin Turnure
Arthur Baldwin Turnure was an American businessman who founded the fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue. Turner founded Vogue as a weekly newspaper in New York in December 17, 1892.[1]
Early Life
Turnure was born to wealthy parents, David Mitchel Turnure and Mary S. Baldwin, in 1856, who were wealthy.[2] He graduated from Princeton University to become a lawyer in 1876. He later became an art director at Harper & Brothers.
On May 20, 1890 he married Elizabeth Harrison in New York City.[3]
Vogue
Turnure founded Vogue magazine on December 17th, 1892 in New York, under the publisher Condé Nast.[4] Condé Nast bought Vogue in 1909.[5]
Death
Turnure left his office feeling ill, and two days later he died of pneumonia. He died in 1906 at the age of 49.[3]
References
- ^ "Vogue | American magazine". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ Cahill, Robert M. (2019). Arthur Baldwin Turnure 1856-1906: Baltusrol Member, 1895-1897. Baltusrol Golf Club.
- ^ a b "Arthur Baldwin Turnure (Unknown-1906) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ Borrelli-Persson, Laird. "Sarah Jessica Parker Narrates the First Years of Fashion in Vogue, Starting in 1892". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Net-a-Porter's new glossy magazine set to be a serious rival - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-08-30.