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Isaac K. Funk, American minister, lexicographer, and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (born 1839)

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Isaac K. Funk

American Lutheran minister, editor, lexicographer, publisher and spelling reformer

Isaac Kaufmann Funk was an American Lutheran minister, editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer. He was the co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls Company, the father of author Wilfred J. Funk, and the grandfather of author Peter Funk, who continued his father's authorship…
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Funk & Wagnalls

American publisher

Funk & Wagnalls was an American publisher known for its reference works, including A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, and the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia.
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