Bangs, John Kendrick

1862 - Born on the 27th of May in Yonkers, New York City.

1880-1883 - Went to Columbia University where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines.

1883-1884 - After graduation in 1883, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin.

        - Contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books.

1888 - Bangs left Life to work at Harper's Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Young People.

1889-1901 - Bangs held the title of Editor of the Departments of Humor for all three Harper's magazines. Served as active editor of Harper's Weekly.

     - Served for a short time (January-June, 1889) as the first editor of Munsey's Magazine and became editor of the American edition of the Harper-owned Literature from January to November, 1899.

1901-1903 - He left Harper & Brothers in 1901 and became editor of the New Metropolitan magazine in 1903.

1904 - He was appointed editor of Puck, perhaps the foremost American humor magazine of its day.

         - In this period, he revived his earlier interest in drama. Agnes Hyde Bangs.

         - His wife with whom he had three sons, died in 1903.

1922 - John Kendrick Bangs died on 21st of January at age of fifty-nine.