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Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr.
Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr. (August 26, 1926 – August 13, 2014) was an American publisher who is known as the founder of Gale Research.
He died August 12, 2014, at the age of 87.
Ruffner founded Gale Research in 1954 while working as a market researcher for the General Detroit Corporation, a manufacturer of fire extinguishers and fire trucks.
Early Gale publications included the National Directory of Rack Jobbers and the National Directory of Trading Stamp Houses
His first major success was the Encyclopedia of Associations, (originally titled the Encyclopedia of American Associations) in 1956. Beginning with the third edition, the title was changed to the Encyclopedia of Associations.
Other major publications included Contemporary Authors and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Ruffner sold Gale to Thomson in 1985.
In 1985, Ruffner founded the publishing company Omnigraphics with his son Peter.
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Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr.
Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr. (August 26, 1926 – August 13, 2014) was an American publisher who is known as the founder of Gale Research.
He died August 12, 2014, at the age of 87.
Ruffner founded Gale Research in 1954 while working as a market researcher for the General Detroit Corporation, a manufacturer of fire extinguishers and fire trucks.
Early Gale publications included the National Directory of Rack Jobbers and the National Directory of Trading Stamp Houses
His first major success was the Encyclopedia of Associations, (originally titled the Encyclopedia of American Associations) in 1956. Beginning with the third edition, the title was changed to the Encyclopedia of Associations.
Other major publications included Contemporary Authors and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Ruffner sold Gale to Thomson in 1985.
In 1985, Ruffner founded the publishing company Omnigraphics with his son Peter.