Steven Lagerfeld

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Steven Lagerfeld is the former editor of The Wilson Quarterly , the flagship publication of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, which he led from 1999 until winter 2014.

Lagerfeld was born in New York City and received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1977. [1] Before joining the editorial staff of The Wilson Quarterly in 1981, he was assistant managing editor of The Public Interest . [2] He was named editor of the WQ in 1999, replacing Jay Tolson.

Lagerfeld's articles have been published in the Atlantic Monthly , Harper's , The New Republic , The Wall Street Journal , and elsewhere. [3]

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References

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