Joseph Benson Gilder was an American editor who operated during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born into a highly active intellectual family, he engaged deeply with the publishing and editorial standards of his era.
Gilder is particularly notable for his familial connections to other prominent figures of the period. He was the brother of Richard Watson Gilder, a well-known editor and poet, and Jeannette Leonard Gilder, a pioneering female editor and writer. He was also the brother of the explorer William Henry Gilder. Through these connections and his own editorial pursuits, Gilder remained a fixture of the American literary scene.
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