Funk & Wagnalls
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Funk & Wagnalls was an American publisher known for its reference works, including A Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1st ed. 1893–5), and the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia (25 volumes, 1st ed. 1912).[1]
Status | Defunct |
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Founded | 1875 |
Founder | Isaac Kaufmann Funk |
Successor | World Book |
Country of origin | United States |
Key people | George Alfred Hartley (key financial contributor) |
Publication types | Reference works |
The encyclopedia was renamed Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia in 1931 and in 1945, it was known as New Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, Universal Standard Encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia, and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia (29 volumes, 1st ed. 1971).[1]
The last printing of Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia was in 1997. As of 2018[update], annual Yearbooks are still in production.[citation needed]
The I.K. Funk & Company, founded in 1875, was renamed Funk & Wagnalls Company after two years, and later became Funk & Wagnalls Inc., then Funk & Wagnalls Corporation.[1]