Maxwell Perkins

American literary editor (1884–1947)

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Maxwell Perkins — New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: September 20, 1884
Date of death: June 17, 1947, June 21, 1947^[8]
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Stamford
Country of citizenship: United States^[13]
Occupation: publisher, literary editor, novelist
Employer: Charles Scribner's Sons^[14]
Educated at: Harvard University, Harvard College^[15]^[16]
Father: Edward Clifford Perkins^[9]
Mother: Elizabeth Hoar Evarts^[10]
Spouse: Louise Saunders^[11]
Child: Louisa Elvira Perkins^[12]
Sibling: Frances Bruen Perkins^[25]
Cause of death: pleurisy^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[23]
Archives at: Louis Round Wilson Library^[18]
Family name: Perkins^[20]
Given name: Maxwell^[21]
Manner of death: natural causes^[22]
Name in native language: William Maxwell Evarts Perkins^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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American National Biography ID: 1602641
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BBC Things ID: e9d8a857-fbbd-4832-8db7-599c57a61442
BIBSYS ID: 90065824
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): PerkinsMaxwellE(MaxwellEvarts)1884-1947
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 124501740
CONOR.BG ID: 78059016
CONOR.SI ID: 301825891

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11397255
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791641369600
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119489996
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Maxwell-Perkins
FAST ID: 39041
Find a Grave memorial ID: 16480374
Freebase ID: /m/01nwmr
Genealogics.org person ID: I00631091
Geni profile ID: 6000000001753704621
IdRef ID: 033657033
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KBR person ID: 14481890
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 119489996
Kallías ID: PE00340674
Libraries Australia ID: 35417111
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA01856040
NDL Authority ID: 00621278
NL CR AUT ID: jn20030226005
NLA Trove people ID: 945280
NUKAT ID: n2004095567
National Library of Brazil ID: 001125871
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls002692489
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000421335
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201914885
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX5706490
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 069327564
Obálky knih ID: jn20030226005
Open Library ID: OL27528A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110810105607799
Prabook ID: 1085110, 213758
RERO ID (legacy): A013896219
RedBA Granada authority ID: 129010
SNAC ARK ID: w61r6s5r
SVKKL authority ID: 0439700-Perkins-Maxwell-E-18841947
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10583202
WikiTree person ID: Perkins-5142
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Yale LUX ID: person/a59791db-6671-40aa-ae0e-ff03f90235af

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Occupation 3

novelist, publisher, literary editor

Educated at 2

Harvard University, Harvard College

Cause of death 1

pleurisy

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

Charles Scribner's Sons

Family name 1

Perkins

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

New York City

Place of death 1

Stamford

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Maxwell Perkins was born on September 20, 1884^[1], in New York City^[2]. He died on June 17, 1947^[3], in Stamford^[4]. He worked as a publisher^[5], literary editor^[6], and novelist^[7].

FAQs

Where was Maxwell Perkins born?

Maxwell Perkins was born in New York City^[2].

Where did Maxwell Perkins die?

Maxwell Perkins passed away in Stamford^[4].

Who were Maxwell Perkins's parents?

Maxwell Perkins's father was Edward Clifford Perkins^[9]. Maxwell Perkins's mother was Elizabeth Hoar Evarts^[10].

Who was Maxwell Perkins married to?

Maxwell Perkins's spouses include Louise Saunders^[11].

What did Maxwell Perkins do for work?

Maxwell Perkins worked as a publisher^[5], literary editor^[6], and novelist^[7].

Where did Maxwell Perkins go to school?

Maxwell Perkins was educated at Harvard University^[15] and Harvard College^[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — place of birth (P19): New York City. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — place of death (P20): Stamford. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — father (P22): Edward Clifford Perkins. Genealogics. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — mother (P25): Elizabeth Hoar Evarts. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — spouse (P26): Louise Saunders. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — child (P40): Louisa Elvira Perkins. Genealogics. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — educated at (P69): Harvard University. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — educated at (P69): Harvard College. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — occupation (P106): publisher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — occupation (P106): literary editor. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — employer (P108): Charles Scribner's Sons. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — archives at (P485): Louis Round Wilson Library. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — cause of death (P509): pleurisy. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — date of birth (P569): September 20, 1884. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — date of death (P570): June 17, 1947. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — date of death (P570): June 21, 1947. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2019-08-29. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — family name (P734): Perkins. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — given name (P735): Maxwell. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — name in native language (P1559): William Maxwell Evarts Perkins. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Maxwell Perkins — sibling (P3373): Frances Bruen Perkins. wikidata.org.

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SVKKL authority ID → 0439700-Perkins-Maxwell-E-18841947

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Mother → Elizabeth Hoar Evarts

Manner of death → natural causes

Employer → Charles Scribner's Sons

Place of death → Stamford

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