Background
Fruge, August was born on December 5, 1909 in Weiser, Idaho, United States. Son of August and Orion (Kirkpatrick) Fruge.
Fruge, August was born on December 5, 1909 in Weiser, Idaho, United States. Son of August and Orion (Kirkpatrick) Fruge.
AB, Stanford University, 1933. Library certified, University California-Berkeley, 1937. Master of Arts, University California-Berkeley, 1949.
With University California-Berkeley Library, 1936-1939. Head order librarian California State Library, 1939-1944. Assistant manager University California Press, 1944-1947, associate manager, 1947-1950, manager, 1950-1958, director, 1958-1977, director emeritus, 1977—2004.
Chairman IBEG, Ltd., London, 1973-1975, also director.
Board directors Centro Interamericano de Libros Academicos, Mexico City, 1964-1976. Board governors National Enquiry into Scholarly Communication, 1977-1979. Member Association American University Presses (president 1957-1959), Sierra Club (editor bulletin 1954-1959, chairman editorial board 1960-1972, board directors 1969-1975), California Native Plant Society (former president), American Rock Garden Society, Herb Society of America.
Married Grete Wiese, December 31, 1938 (divorced January 1958). 1 son, John; married Susan J. Haverstick, January 25, 1959.