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An American journalist and humorous writer; born in Otisco, N. Y., March 5, 1810; died in Piermont, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1873. In 1834 he became editor of the Knickerbocker Magazine; and with Irving, Bryant, Longfellow, Halleck, and Willis, as contributors, made it the foremost literary publication of that time, and an inspiration to a higher standard of periodical literature. The "Editor's Table", written by him, overflowed with amusing stories and witty sayings. The "Knickerbocker Sketch-Book" (1850), and "Knick-Knacks from an Editor's Table" (1853), are his only publications in book form.