Arthur Baldwin Turnure

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Arthur Baldwin Turnure
Born1856
Died1906 (age 49)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Princeton University
OccupationBusinessman
Known for Vogue
Spouse
Elizabeth Harrison
(m. 18901906)

Arthur Baldwin Turnure was an American businessman who founded the fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue. Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly newspaper in New York on December 17, 1892. [1]

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Early life

Turnure was born to wealthy parents, David Mitchel Turnure and Mary S. Baldwin, in 1856. [2] He graduated from Princeton University to become a lawyer in 1876. He later became an art director at Harper & Brothers.

On May 20, 1890 he married Elizabeth Harrison in New York City.

Vogue

Turnure founded Vogue magazine on December 17, 1892 in New York. [3] Condé Nast bought Vogue in 1909. [4]

Death

Turnure left his office feeling ill, and two days later he died of pneumonia. He died in 1906 at the age of 49. [5]

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