Background
Teall, Edward Nelson was born on March 23, 1880 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of F. Horace and Elizabeth (Lowry) Teall.
Teall, Edward Nelson was born on March 23, 1880 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of F. Horace and Elizabeth (Lowry) Teall.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1902, A.M., 1905.
On editorial staff New York Sun, 1903-1917. In editorial department Princeton University Press, 1917-1919. Secretary Marshall Jones Company, publications, Boston Massachusetts, 1919-1920.
Head of press department Chautauqua Institution, 1920-1921. Chief editorial writer Worcester (Massachusetts) Gazette, 1921-1924, Camden (New Jersey) Courier, 1925-1928. Member editorial staff G. & C. Merriam Company, dictionary publications, 1928-1929.
Editorial writing, Philadelphia Record, 1929-1931, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1932-1936. Specialist in compounding for Standard Dictionaries, 1936-1937. Editor Webster’s New American Dictionary and Webster’s New Handy Pocket Dictionary, 1938-1939.
With Encyclopedia Americana, New York City. 1940-1942; editor Modern Business Encyclopedia, 1942. Member of editorial staff, Macmillan Company, Publishers, New York, since March 1944.
Wrote “Watch Tower” comment department, St. Nicholas Magazine, 1917-1927. Conductor of Proofroom Department (department in Inland Printer) and contributor of monthly article to Inland Printer since 1923. Author Verse History of the College of New Jersey, 1915.
Books and Folks, 1921. Meet Mr. Hyphen, 1937. Putting Words to Work, 1940.
Home: Ryers Lane, Matawan, New Jersey.
Member editorial staff G. & C. Merriam Company, dictionary publications, 1928-1929. Member of editorial staff, Macmillan Company, Publishers, New York, since March 1944. Wrote “Watch Tower” comment department, St. Nicholas Magazine, 1917-1927.
Married Jean Christie Gillies, February 18, 1905 (died August 29, 1933).; married second, Helen Hatfield, March 5, 1934. Children: Edward N. (captain United States Navy), Robert G. (died September, 1934), William H., Archie E. (commander United States Navy).