Henry Luce

Henry Luce
Luce in 1954
Born
Henry Robinson Luce

(1898-04-03)April 3, 1898
Tengchow, China
DiedFebruary 28, 1967(1967-02-28) (aged 68)
Alma materYale University
OccupationsPublisher, journalist
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Lila Ross Hotz
(m. 1923; div. 1935)
(m. 1935)
Children3
ParentHenry W. Luce

Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an American magazine publisher who founded Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. He built one of the first multimedia corporations, combining print, radio, and newsreels, and promoted the idea of the "American Century", envisioning the United States as a global leader.