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US businessman who founded Vogue magazine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Baldwin Turnure (1856–1906) was an American businessman who founded the fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue. Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly newspaper in New York on December 17, 1892.[1]
Arthur Baldwin Turnure | |
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Born | 1856 New York City, US |
Died | (aged 49) New York City, US |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Vogue |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Harrison (m. 1890) |
Turnure was born to wealthy parents, David Mitchel Turnure and Mary S. Baldwin, in 1856.[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.
Turnure founded Vogue magazine on December 17, 1892 in New York.[3] Condé Nast bought Vogue in 1909.[4]
Turnure left his office feeling ill, and two days later he died of pneumonia. He died on April 13, 1906, at the age of 49.[5][6]