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E. W. Scripps (businessman)

E. W. Scripps, American publisher, founded the E. W. Scripps Company (died 1926)

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Born
June 18, 1854
Died
March 12, 1926
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1854

About E. W. Scripps (businessman)

Edward Willis Scripps was an American newspaper publisher. He and his sister Ellen Browning Scripps founded the E. W. Scripps Company, today a diversified media conglomerate, as well as the United Press news service. The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University is named for him. W. and his half-sister Ellen worked with his older half-brother, James when he founded The Detroit News in 1873. In 1907, Scripps created United Press Associations, now United Press International (UPI), from smaller regional news services.

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E. W. Scripps (businessman) timeline

  1. W. and his half-sister Ellen worked with his older half-brother, James when he founded The Detroit News in 1873.
  2. In 1907, Scripps created United Press Associations, now United Press International (UPI), from smaller regional news services.

The world when E. W. Scripps (businessman) was born

E. W. Scripps (businessman) was born in 1854. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1854

  • Best-selling bookWalden by Henry David Thoreau

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKansas-Nebraska Act reignites slavery debate
  • Technology milestoneOtis elevator demonstrated at New York Crystal Palace
  • World population~1.34B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population25.7M

1854 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in E. W. Scripps (businessman)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18542026
Population25.7M341 million

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