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Wilfred John Funk (20 March 1883 – 1 June 1965) was an American author, poet, lexicographer, and publisher. He was president of Funk & Wagnalls from 1925 to 1940, and founder of publishing company Wilfred Funk, Inc. ==Personal life== Funk was the only son of Funk & Wagnalls' founder Isaac Kaufmann Funk. He graduated from Princeton in 1909, and joined the family firm. He married Eleanor Hawkins on 29 July 1915. He had a wealthy lifestyle. His main residence was in Montclair, New Jersey, a suburb of Manhattan.〔 His beach house "Cobble Court" in Southampton was a society venue in the Hamptons summer season. Several tax-efficient trusts Funk created for his wife were the subject of dispute with the Tax Office, ending in a Court of Appeals decision in 1950. His son Wilfred J. Funk, Jr was killed in August 1943 in Operation Cottage, the assault on Kiska in World War II. Wilfred Funk died of arteriosclerosis in Montclair. 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「Wilfred J. Funk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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