Sylvia Beach
@sylviabeach
American-born bookseller and publisher (1887–1962)
Building Shakespeare and Company as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1887–1962
About
Sylvia Beach (1887–1962) was a nurse and autobiographer. They were born in Baltimore.
In context
Shakespeare and Company was founded in 1919 and closed in 1941, after 22 years. Among the 69 other bookstore companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 50 years, so this one closed earlier than most.
Contribution
Sylvia's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.