DeWitt Wallace
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William Roy DeWitt Wallace; (/dəˈwɪt/ də-WIT; November 12, 1889 – March 30, 1981), publishing as DeWitt Wallace, was an American magazine publisher.
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DeWitt Wallace | |
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Born | William Roy Dewitt Wallace November 12, 1889 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
Died | March 30, 1981 (aged 91) |
Alma mater | Macalester College University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation | Publisher |
Known for | Co-founder of Reader's Digest |
Spouse | Lila Bell Wallace |
Parent(s) | James Wallace and Janet Wallace |
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Wallace co-founded Reader's Digest with his wife Lila Bell Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922.[1]