Marcus Benjamin
Marcus Mitchell Benjamin was an American editor.
Biography
Marcus Benjamin was born in San [Francisco, California] on January 17, 1857. He was educated at the Columbia [University School of Mines]. After following his profession of chemist for several years, he turned to editorial work.Benjamin worked on a number of reference works, as:
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- Standard Dictionary
- Universal Cyclopædia
- New [International Encyclopedia|New International Encyclopædia]
- Appleton's New Practical Cyclopædia,.
From 1896, he was the editor of the publications of the United States National Museum. He was an aide in the office of Naval Intelligence during World War I, and received a decoration by France. He was a fellow of the Chemical Society.
He died at his home in Washington, D.C. on October 22, 1932, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.