Arthur Baldwin Turnure | |
---|---|
Born | 1856
New York City, USA |
Died | 1906 (age 49) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Vogue |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Harrison
(
m. 1890–1906) |
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]
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.
Turnure founded Vogue magazine on December 17, 1892 in New York. [3] Condé Nast bought Vogue in 1909. [4]
Turnure left his office feeling ill, and two days later he died of pneumonia. He died in 1906 at the age of 49. [5]