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King, Moses, 1853-1909
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1853-1909
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Moses King was born on April 13, 1853, in London, England.
He was an editor and publisher of travel guidebooks. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. After working for several years, he returned to school and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1879 and Harvard College in 1881. He published his first guidebook while still in college, titled “Harvard and Its Surroundings.” After college he held a series of jobs in the publishing industry, working for Science magazine, Bradstreet's magazine, and Rand-Avery Co. From 1878 onward, he steadily published travel guidebooks and in 1888, he formally established the Moses King Corporation. He published numerous King's illustrated publications about Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and other places in the U.S. The books received positive reviews and were published in several editions.
In 1881, he married Bertha M. Cloyer (1860–1941). He died on June 12, 1909, in New York, New York, and is buried in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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