Walter Hines Page, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Hines Page

Journalist, publisher, diplomat

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1855

Place of Birth: Cary, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1918

Profession: writer, diplomat, journalist, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Walter Hines Page (August 15, 1855 – December 21, 1918) was an American journalist, publisher, and diplomat.
He was the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom during World War I. He founded the State Chronicle newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina, and worked with other leaders to gain legislative approval for what is now known as North Carolina State University, established as a land-grant college in 1885.
He worked on several newspapers, including the New York World and Evening Post.
He was the editor of The Atlantic Monthly for several years and also literary adviser to Houghton Mifflin.
For more than a decade beginning in 1900, he was a partner of Doubleday, Page & Company, a major book publisher in New York City.