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John Kendrick Bangs

John Kendrick Bangs
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Occupation Author, editor, satirist

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangsian fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bangsian fantasy is the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife

He was born in Yonkers, New York. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in His father was a lawyer in New York City. The City of New York

He went to Columbia University from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common After graduation in 1883, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Columbia Law School, located in New York City, is one of the professional schools of Columbia University, a member of the Ivy League. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Life is a state that distinguishes Organisms from non-living objects such as non-life and dead organisms being manifested by growth through Metabolism Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a During this period, Bangs published his first books.

In 1888 Bangs left Life to work at Harper's Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Young People. Harper's Magazine (also Harper's) is a monthly general-interest Magazine of literature politics culture finance and the arts Harper's Bazaar is a well-known American Fashion Magazine, first published in 1867 From 1889 to 1900 he held the title of Editor of the Departments of Humor for all three Harper's magazines and from 1899 to 1901 served as active editor of Harper's Weekly. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Harper's Weekly ( A Journal of Civilization) was an American political Magazine based in New York City. Bangs also served for a short time (January-June, 1889) as the first editor of Munsey's Magazine and became editor of the American edition of the Harper-owned Literature from January to November, 1899.

He left Harper & Brothers in 1901 and became editor of the New Metropolitan magazine in 1903. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting In 1904 he was appointed editor of Puck, perhaps the foremost American humor magazine of its day. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Puck was America's first successful Humor magazine known for its sharp humor and colorful Cartoon Caricatures satirizing the political In this period, he revived his earlier interest in drama. In 1906 he switched his focus to the lecture circuit.

Agnes Hyde Bangs, his wife with whom he had three sons, died in 1903. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Bangs then married Mary Gray. In 1907 they moved from Yonkers to Ogunquit, Maine. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ogunquit, pronounced "o-GUHN-kwit" is a town in York County, Maine, United States. John Kendrick Bangs died in 1922 at age fifty-nine. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Cover of The Idiot by Bangs
Cover of The Idiot by Bangs

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