Edward Stratemeyer
Edward Stratemeyer was born on October 4, 1862. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Edward Stratemeyer
Edward Stratemeyer () (October 4, 1862 – May 10, 1930) was an American publisher, writer of children's fiction and founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Stratemeyer created many well-known children's fiction book series, including The Rover Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew, many of which sold millions of copies and remain in publication. On his legacy, Fortune wrote: "As oil had its Rockefeller, literature had its Stratemeyer."