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The Putnam family of prominent old colonial Americans was founded by Puritans John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam in the 17th century, in Salem, Massachusetts. Many notable individuals are descendants of this family, including those listed below. John Putnam was born about 1285 and came from Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England. He was married ...
John Putnam may refer to: John Putnam (comics), art director and designer of Mad magazine; John Bishop Putnam, treasurer and director of the book publishing firm G.P. Putnam & Sons. John Day Putnam, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; J. Pickering Putnam, American architect and designer; John Putnam (c. 1580–1666), founder of the colonial ...
John Bishop Putnam was an avid photographer and the author of several books, including "A Norwegian Ramble Among the Fjords, Mountains and Glaciers" and "Authors and Publishers", the latter, co-authored with his brother, and fellow publisher, George Haven Putnam. A resident of Rye, New York, he died of heart failure on October 7, 1915. Mr.
John Francis Putnam (June 21, 1917 [1] – November 29, 1980 [2]) was the art director and designer of Mad from 1954 to 1980. "Until John came to us, Mad was just a comic book," said publisher Bill Gaines following Putnam's death.
The John B. Putnam, Jr. Memorial Collection of Sculpture is a group of outdoor sculptures distributed through the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey.The collection is made up of works from 20th and 21st century sculptors. [1]
J. Pickering Putnam (April 3, 1847 – February 23, 1917), also known as J. P. Putnam or John Pickering Putnam, was an American architect and designer who "pioneered the concept of the modern apartment building." [1] He designed several buildings in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a number of design patents related to ...
John Putnam Demos is an American author and historian. He has written two books that discuss witch hunts and has discovered that one of his ancestors was John Putnam Senior, a member of the Putnam family that was prominent in the Salem witch trials. [1] Demos was awarded the prestigious Bancroft Prize for his book Entertaining Satan.
John Day Putnam Sr. (June 19, 1837 – November 20, 1904) was an American miller and Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 2nd mayor of River Falls, Wisconsin , and represented Pierce County for one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly , during the 1883 term .