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American editor and writer (1851–1913) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herman Daniel Umbstaetter (February 26, 1851 – November 25, 1913) was an American businessman and founder of the magazine The Black Cat.[2]
Herman Umbstaetter | |
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Born | Herman Daniel Umbstaetter[1] February 26, 1851 Parma, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | November 25, 1913 62) Lovell, Maine, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founding The Black Cat |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Umbstaetter was born on February 26, 1851, in Parma, Ohio the son of Charles Umbstaetter and Helen Hege. He later moved to Cleveland.[2]
Umbstaetter had become wealthy in the advertising and publishing business in Baltimore by the late 1880s.[1][3][4] In 1886, he attempted to start a magazine in Boston, proposing to price it at ten cents, but was unable to get funding.[3] He worked in the United Kingdom for a while, but lost his fortune and returned to the US, spending some time in California before settling in Boston in 1891. He again attempted to find capital to start a magazine and was again rebuffed. He finally launched The Black Cat in 1895, having saved enough money to start it on his own account.[3][4]
He began to have health problems in 1912, and that year he sold The Black Cat to Samuel Cassino, the publisher of Little Folks.[5][6]
He married artist Nelly Littlehale in Boston in 1893. They had a daughter called Amo.[7]
On November 25, 1913, Umbstaetter and Howard Palmer went on a hunting expedition on the shore of Kezar Lake in the Maine woods. Umbstaetter stumbled as he tried to cross a stone wall and fell, resulting in his rifle accidentally discharging and a bullet passing through the left side of his body. He was taken to a cottage and a surgeon and trained nurse were obtained. He died at two o'clock in the afternoon from his wounds.[7]
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