Historical records matching Reverend Isaac Kaufman Funk
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About Reverend Isaac Kaufman Funk
Editor, Lexicographer, Publisher. He attended Wittenberg College (Now Wittenberg University) and Wittenberg Theological Seminary, was ordained a Lutheran pastor in 1860, and served pastorates in several states. In 1876, to publish religious texts, he founded I. K. Funk and Company. The following year he was joined by a former Wittenberg classmate, Adam Willis Wagnalls. By 1890, the company was known as Funk and Wagnalls. Their best known work, "The Standard Dictionary of the English Language", was published in 1893, after which the company became best known for reference books. Later in life, Funk was noted less for his language work than for his research into psychic phenomena and related publications, most notably "The Psychic Riddle" (1907). (bio by: Bob Collins)
Reverend Isaac Kaufman Funk's Timeline
1839 |
September 10, 1839
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Clifton, Greene County, Ohio, United States
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1876 |
March 27, 1876
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1883 |
March 20, 1883
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Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York, United States
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1912 |
April 4, 1912
Age 72
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Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York, United States
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