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Irving Brant

American biographer, journalist, and historian

Irving Brant

BornIrving Newton Brant
(1885-01-17)January 17, 1885
Walker, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1976(1976-09-18) (aged 91)
OccupationBiographer, journalist, historian
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)

Irving Newton Brant (January 17, 1885 – September 18, 1976) was an American biographer, journalist, and historian.

Early life

Brant was born on January 17, 1885, 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 1909 at the University of Iowa. In 1918 Brant became a reporter St. Louis Star-Times. He left the Star-Times in 1923, to write poetry, plays and children's novels. In 1930, Brant returned to the newspaper as an editorial writer.

Journalism and writing

Brant wrote about conservation of natural resources for magazines and in 1930 was one of the first membe James madison biography video!