Editing F. E. Compton

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'''Frank Elbert Compton''' (August 7, 1874 – May 13, 1950) was a  [[publisher]] of [[encyclopedia]]s 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, Illinois|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,<ref name="EB">Encyclopædia Britannica, 1988.</ref> and the encyclopedia is still in print as ''[[Compton's Encyclopedia|Compton's by Britannica]]''.

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