Wallace, (William Roy) DeWitt y Lila Acheson Lila Acheson Wallace
- Wallace, (William Roy) DeWitt y Lila Acheson Lila Acheson Wallace
orig. Lila Bell Acheson
(12 nov. 1889, St. Paul, Minn., EE.UU.–30 mar. 1981, Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (25 dic. 1889, Virden, Manitoba, Canadá–8 may. 1984, Mount Kisco).
Editores norteamericanos, fundadores de la revista
Reader's Digest. DeWitt Wallace comenzó a coleccionar sus artículos de revistas favoritos cuando era estudiante universitario, y concibió la idea de un compendio de bolsillo de artículos populares mientras se recuperaba de las heridas sufridas durante la primera guerra mundial. Lila Acheson, hija de un pastor protestante, trabajó durante la guerra en el área de servicios sociales. Contrajeron matrimonio en 1921. Luego de que la idea del compendio de artículos fuera rechazada por varios editores, comenzaron por sí solos a publicar el
Reader's Digest con bajo presupuesto y lograron un rápido éxito. DeWitt Wallace trabajó como editor hasta 1965. No tuvieron herederos, pero apoyaron numerosas causas filantrópicas. El Fondo Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest ha sido un gran benefactor de las artes y la cultura.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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Wallace, (William Roy) DeWitt and Lila Acheson — Lila Acheson Wallace orig. Lila Bell Acheson born Nov. 12, 1889, St. Paul, Minn., U.S. died March 30, 1981, Mount Kisco, N.Y. born Dec. 25, 1889, Virden, Man., Can. died May 8, 1984, Mount Kisco U.S. publishers and founders of Reader s Digest… … Universalium
Wallace — Wallace, Alfred Russell Wallace, Edgar Wallace, George Corley Wallace, Henry Agard Wallace, Lewis * * * (as used in expressions) Carothers, W(allace) H(ume) Eckert, Wallace J(ohn) Ross, Harold W(allace) Stegner, Wallace (Earle) Stevens, Wallace … Enciclopedia Universal
Wallace — /wol is, waw lis/, n. 1. Alfred Russel /rus euhl/, 1823 1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author. 2. George Corley /kawr lee/, born 1919, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963 67, 1971 79, and 1983 87. 3. Henry (Agard) /ay gahrd/, 1888… … Universalium
Roy — (as used in expressions) Acuff, Roy (Claxton) Andrews, Roy Chapman Bean, Roy DeCarava, Roy Eldridge, (David) Roy Harris, Roy Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. Jenkins (de Hillhead), Roy (Harris) Jenkins, barón Lichtenstein, Roy Orbison, Roy … Enciclopedia Universal
Acheson — (as used in expressions) Acheson, Dean (Gooderham) Acheson, Edward Goodrich Wallace, (William Roy) DeWitt y Lila Acheson Lila Acheson Wallace Lila Bell Acheson … Enciclopedia Universal
Acheson — /ach euh seuhn/, n. 1. Dean (Gooderham) /good euhr ham , euhm/, 1893 1971, U.S. statesman: Secretary of State 1949 53. 2. Edward Goodrich /good rich/, 1856 1931, U.S. chemist. * * * (as used in expressions) Acheson Dean Gooderham Acheson Edward… … Universalium
William — /wil yeuhm/, n. 1. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W. 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning will and helmet. * * * (as used in expressions) Huddie William Ledbetter Aberhart William George William… … Universalium
Roy — /roh ee/, n. Rammohun /rah moh hon/, 1774 1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj. /roy/, n. 1. a town in N Utah. 19,694. 2. Rollo (def. 1). 3. a male given name: from a Scots Gaelic word meaning red. * * * (as used in expressions) … Universalium
DeWitt Wallace — (November 12, 1889 – March 30, 1981), also known as William Roy (full name: William Roy DeWitt Wallace[1]) was a United States magazine publisher. He co founded Reader s Digest with his wife Lila Wallace and published the first issue in 1922.… … Wikipedia
Wallace — Wal•lace [[t]ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪs[/t]] n. 1) big Alfred Russel, 1823–1913, English naturalist 2) big George Corley, 1919–98, U.S. politician 3) big Henry (Agard), 1888–1965, vice president of the U.S. 1941–45 4) big Lewis (“Lew”), 1827–1905, U.S.… … From formal English to slang
