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What (who) is F E Compton - definition

AMERICAN PUBLISHER
F E Compton; F.E. Compton; FE Compton; Frank Elbert Compton; Frank E. Compton

F. E. Compton         
Frank Elbert Compton (August 7, 1874 – May 13, 1950) was a publisher of encyclopedias and other reference works, most notably Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia from 1922, later named Compton's Encyclopedia.
Edward Harrison Compton         
GERMAN ARTIST (1881-1960)
E H Compton; Edward H Compton
Edward Harrison Compton (11 October 1881 – 6 March 1960) was a German landscape painter and illustrator of English descent.
Compton, Maryland         
HUMAN SETTLEMENT IN MARYLAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Compton, MD
Compton is an unincorporated community near Leonardtown in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.

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F. E. Compton

Frank Elbert Compton (August 7, 1874 – May 13, 1950) was a publisher of encyclopedias and other reference works, most notably Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia from 1922, later named Compton's Encyclopedia.

Compton graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and from 1894 he was an associate of publisher Chandler Beach. Compton became the general manager of C. B. Beach & Company in 1905. He took over the firm when Beach retired in 1907, and the company name later changed to F. E. Compton & Co..

Compton spent his career in Chicago and he died in La Jolla, California.

The New Student's Reference Work was published by C. B. Beach & Company until 1912, then by F. E. Compton & Co..

Publishing rights to the F.E. Compton & Company products were acquired by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. in 1961, and the encyclopedia is still in print as Compton's by Britannica.