News Organizations and Titles: Chairman, Fairchild Publications, 1963-66; president, Fairchild Publications, 1948-63; reporter, city editor and news editor, Women's Wear Daily, for nearly two decades; apprentice in research and circulation, Fairchild Publications; reporter, Paterson (N.J.) Evening News.
Legacy: As publisher and chairman of Fairchild Publications, he expanded and influenced trade journalism by growing the company after inheriting part-ownership from his father and uncle. He adhered to strict reporting standards that molded a generation of tough editors and reporters, among them Dan Dorfman, who got his start on Women's Wear Daily.
Personal: Born March 3,1901; died Oct. 16, 1981.
Family: Wife, Gertrude Heim; a son, John, chairman and publisher of Fairchild at the time of his father's death; a daughter, Anne Jeffery.
Awards: First of five inductees into the Financial Journalism Hall of Fame, 1988.
What he has said about himself or his business: "Our job is to disseminate information to the industry. Our job is simply to print on a piece of white paper the information and news of what happens in these industries every 24 hours. There is no magic or miracle about it. It is all work and planning and thinking."
Near his retirement at 65: "This business takes imagination, brains and hard work. Every issue is a brand new product built out of 10 numerals and 26 letters. It really is a miracle."
Home run stories or accomplishments: Under his guidance, the company increased from five to nine trade publications, and circulation tripled. His staff of reporters and free-lance writers numbered near 1,000 in more than 70 countries.