Condé Montrose Nast, born March 26, 1873 in New York City, United States, died there on September 19, 1942, was the founder of Condé Nast Publications, a major American magazine publisher. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ...

After working for Collier's Weekly (1898–1907) he bought Vogue, then a small New York society magazine, transforming it into America's premier fashion magazine. He then turned Vanity Fair into a sophisticated magazine for all that was stylish, and eventually owned a stable of high-class magazines including House and Garden, British and French Vogue, and Glamour. Nearly ruined in the Depression, he spent his last years struggling to regain his early prosperity. While other publishers simply focused on increasing the number of magazines in circulation, Nast targeted groups of readers by income level or common interest. 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Some of Condé Nast's more well-known publications are Architectural Digest, Gourmet, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Glamour, Lucky, Self, Bon Appetit, Allure, Teen Vogue and Wired. Actor Nicholas Cage on the cover of the March, 1997 issue of GQ (U.S. edition) Gentlemens Quarterly, most often known simply as GQ, is a monthly mens magazine that focuses on mens fashion and style. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted each year on the magazines anniversary. ... Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles on high-brow culture, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and current affairs. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ... Wired magazine is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ...

He is interred in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York. The Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. ... Hawthorne is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ...

External links

• Corporate Homepage (http://www.condenast.com)