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Irving Brant
American biographer, journalist, and historian
Irving Brant | |
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| Born | Irving Newton Brant ()January 17, Walker, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, () (aged&#;91) |
| Occupation | Biographer, journalist, historian |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) |
Irving Newton Brant (January 17, – September 18, ) was an American biographer, journalist, and historian.
Early life
Brant was born on January 17, , in Walker, Iowa, the son of David Brant, the editor of the local newspaper, and Ruth Hurd Brant. After attending local schools, he earned a BA in at the University of Iowa. In Brant became a reporter St. Louis Star-Times. He left the Star-Times in , to write poetry, plays and children's novels. In , Brant returned to the newspaper as an editorial writer.
Journalism and writing
Brant wrote about conservation of natural resources for magazines and in was one of the first members of Rosalie Edge's Emergency Conservation Committee. Brant advised Roosevelt