Scofield Thayer
Scofield Thayer | |
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Bust of Thayer by Gaston Lachaise | |
| Born | December 12, 1889 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1982 (aged 92) Edgartown, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Years active | 1918–1937 |
| Spouse |
Elaine Orr
(m. 1916, divorced) |
Scofield Thayer (December 12, 1889 – July 9, 1982) was a wealthy American poet and publisher, best known for his art collection, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as a publisher and editor of the literary magazine The Dial during the 1920s. He published many emerging American and European writers.