Scofield Thayer (12 December 1889 — 1982) was an American poet and publisher, best known as the publisher of the literary magazine The Dial during the 1920s. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... The January 1920 issue of the Dial. ... The 1920s is a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...

Scofield Thayer was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on 12 December 1889 to Edward D. Thayer and Florence Scofield Thayer. The Thayers were a prominent and wealthy Massachusetts family. Scofield's father was the owner of several area wool mills, a founding investor in the Crompton & Thayer Loom Company, and a director of the Worcester Trust Company. Scofield's uncle Ernest Thayer was the author of the well-known poem "Casey at the Bat".   Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown Settled: 1673 â€“ Incorporated: 1684 Zip Code(s): 01608 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Wikisource has original works written by or about: Ernest Thayer Ernest Lawrence Thayer (August 14, 1863 - August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote Casey at the Bat. ... Casey at the Bat, subtitled A Ballad of the Republic, is a poem on the subject of baseball, written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. ...

Thayer entered Harvard University in 1913. His Harvard years would prove formative; during them Thayer would hone his poetic voice, and serve on the staff of the Harvard Monthly. During these years Thayer would also meet many other young poets and authors, including E. E. Cummings, Alan Seeger, Lincoln MacVeagh, and Gilbert Seldes. A large dormitory for freshmen at Harvard, in which E. E. Cummings once roomed (room 306), is named after the Thayer family. After Harvard, he went to Oxford at the same time as T. S. Eliot.^[1] Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. One of the eight Ivies, it was founded in 1636. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), abbreviated E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright. ... Alan Seeger in his French Foreign Legion uniform. ... Lincoln MacVeagh (1890–1972) was a distinguished United States soldier, diplomat, businessman, and archaeologist. ... Gilbert Vivian Seldes (January 3, 1893 – September 29, 1970) was an American writer and cultural critic. ... Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), abbreviated E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965) was a poet, dramatist and literary critic. ...

Thayer married Elaine Orr on 21 June 1916. He commissioned his friend E. E. Cummings to write his poem "Epithalamion" as a wedding present. The marriage did not last long, however, as by 1919 Elaine was having an affair with Cummings, even giving birth to a daughter, Nancy, by Cummings in December of that year. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), abbreviated E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Thayer's involvement with The Dial began in April 1918 when he purchased $600 USD worth of stock in the magazine. In late 1919, Thayer and his friend James Sibley Watson, Jr. purchased The Dial from the owner, Martyn Johnson, who was experiencing financial trouble. Sibley became the magazine's president whilst Thayer took up the post of editor. The Sibley/Thayer-produced Dial released its first issue in January 1920. The issue featured works from Thayer's friend E. E. Cummings, Gaston Lachaise, Carl Sandburg, and others. Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... James Sibley Watson, Jr. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), abbreviated E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright. ... Categories: Stub | 1882 births | 1935 deaths ... Carl Sandburg in 1955 Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, historian, novelist, balladeer and folklorist. ...

In July 1921, Thayer sailed for Europe. He settled in Vienna, and, although he would remain there for more than two years, he would continue to direct the operations of The Dial, soliciting financial backing from European investors and sending layout and content instructions back to the magazine's offices in New York regularly. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

During the late 1920s Thayer began to experience a series of mental breakdowns, and began to deteriorate. He resigned as editor of The Dial in June 1926, and spent the remainder of his life in the care of relatives and various institutions and sanatoria. Without Thayer's financial backing, The Dial went bankrupt and published its final issue in July 1929. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• Richardson, John Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters Random House, 2001. ISBN 0-679-42490-3.

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Notes

1. ↑  Richardson, op. cit. page 20.