Joseph Pulitzer - (1847-1911)
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I. Biography Read another essay on Joseph Pulitzer written by Missouri students Joseph Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary in 1847. He immigrated to the United States in 1864. He served in a
New York regime during the American Civil War. In 1867, he became an American citizen and started working as a reporter on a German daily newspaper, the Westliche Post, in St. Louis Missouri.
In 1883, he purchased the New York World which made him very wealthy. In 1885, he was elected to Congress from New York, however he resigned. Pulitzer died on October 29,
1911. Through his will, he established the Columbia University School of Journalism, which was one of his chief desires, and annual Pulitzer Prizes for literature, drama, music,
and journalism. The awards are to be given only to a work "which shall best present the whole atmosphere of American life, and the highest standard of American manners and manhood." The awards are still given today. II. Literary Works Pulitzer wrote in New York City for many newspapers. They include: III. Links to related topics
Westliche Post –he acquired a part ownership of the paper in 1871.
New York Sun –worked as a correspondent in 1874
New York World –he purchased in 1883
Evening World –founded by Pulitzer in 1885
http://www.pulitzer.org/Archive/archive.html
http://www.pulitzer.org/History/history.html
IV. Works Cited
"Pulitzer, Joseph." Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2000. "Pulitzer, Joseph." "Pulitzer, Joseph."
This essay was submitted by a student of Marylin Dykens, a teacher at Rome Free Academy in Rome, New York.