Warren E. Preece
Author
1921 – 2007
Who was Warren E. Preece?
Warren Eversleigh Preece was editor of Encyclopædia Britannica from 1964 to 1975, during the development of "Britannica 3". This 28-volume edition separated the content into three parts, the Propædia, Micropædia and Macropædia.
Preece was born in Norwalk, Connecticut and educated at Dartmouth College. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in 1943. After serving with the U.S. Army in the Philippines in World War II, he earned an M.A. degree from Columbia University in 1947.
Before joining Britannica he worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor, an English teacher, and public relations director for U.S. Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut.
In 1957 he was hired by William Benton, publisher of Britannica, as secretary to the board of editors. In 1964 he became editor of the encyclopedia. He held this position until 1975, the year after the publication of the 15th edition. The 15th edition was a major change in the encyclopedia, and Preece was an important figure in its development. After his resignation as editor, he continued to serve as vice chairman of the board of editors until 1979.
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- Born
- Apr 17, 1921
Norwalk - Also known as
- Warren Preece
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- Columbia University
- Lived in
- Norwalk
- Died
- Apr 11, 2007
Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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