Marcus Benjamin
Historian, Author
1857 – 1932
Who was Marcus Benjamin?
Marcus Benjamin was an American editor, born at San Francisco, California, and educated at the Columbia University School of Mines. After following his profession of chemist for several years, he turned to editorial work.
Dr. Benjamin worked on a number of reference works, as:
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Standard Dictionary
Universal Cyclopædia
New International Encyclopædia
Appleton's New Practical Cyclopædia,.
From 1896, he was the editor of the publications of the United States National Museum. He was an aide in the office of Naval Intelligence during World War I, and received a decoration by France. He was a fellow of the Chemical Society.
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