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Frank Elbert Compton (1874 – May 13, 1950) was a publisher of encyclopedias and other reference works, most notably ''Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia'' from 1922, later named ''Compton's Encyclopedia''. Compton graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and from 1894 he was an associate of publisher Chandler Beach. Compton became the general manager of ''C. B. Beach & Company'' in 1905. He took over the firm when Beach retired in 1907, and the company name later changed to ''F. E. Compton & Co.''. Compton spent his career in Chicago and he died in La Jolla, California. ''The New Student's Reference Work'' was published by ''C. B. Beach & Company'' until 1912, then by ''F. E. Compton & Co.''. Publishing rights to the ''F.E. Compton & Company'' products were acquired by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. in 1961,〔Encyclopædia Britannica, 1988.〕 and the encyclopedia is still in print as ''Compton's by Britannica''. ==See also== *Chandler B. Beach, editor of the ''New Student's Reference Work'' *''Encyclopædia Britannica'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「F. E. Compton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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