Bernays, Edward L., 1891-1995

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Public relations consultant. Died 1995.

From the description of Edward L. Bernays papers, 1777-1994 (bulk 1920-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979988

Public relations counselor.

From the description of Reminiscences of Edward L. Bernays : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309728613

Biographical Note

  • 1891, Nov. 22: Born, Vienna, Austria
  • 1908: Graduated, DeWitt Clinton High School, New York, N.Y.
  • 1912: A.B., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
  • 1913 - 1915 : Newspaper reporter, New York, N.Y.
  • 1918 - 1919 : Served with the United States Commission on Public Information at the Peace Conference, Paris, France
  • 1919 - 1963 : Public relations counsel, New York, N.Y.
  • 1922: Married Doris E. Fleischman
  • 1923: Published Crystallizing Public Opinion. New York: Boni and Liveright
  • 1925: Assistant commissioner, Commerce Department, Paris, France, Exposition
  • 1928: Published Propaganda. New York: H. Liveright
  • 1940: Published Speak Up for Democracy: What You Can Do--A Practical Plan of Action for Every American Citizen. New York: Viking Press
  • 1945: Published Take Your Place at the Peace Table. New York: Gerent Press
  • 1952: Published Public Relations. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press
  • 1955: Editor, Engineering of Consent. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press
  • 1961: Published Your Future in Public Relations. New York: Richards Rosen Press
  • 1965: Published Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays. New York: Simon and Schuster
  • 1968 - 1969 : Adjunct professor, School of Public Relations, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
  • 1970: Editor, Case for Reappraisal of U.S. Overseas Information Policy and Program. New York: Praeger
  • 1970 - 1975 : Consultant, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, State Department Consultant, Mental Health Department of Massachusetts
  • 1976: Consultant, Department of Health, Education and Welfare
  • 1977: Consultant, Commerce Department
  • 1979: Published Your Future in a Public Relations Career. New York: Richards Rosen Press
  • 1986: Published Later Years: Public Relations Insights. Rhinebeck, N.Y.: H&M Publishers
  • 1995, Mar. 9: Died, Cambridge, Mass.

From the guide to the Edward L. Bernays Papers, 1777-1994, (bulk 1920-1990), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Death 1995-03-09

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