Alfred A Knopf biography

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Alfred A Knopf was born on September 12, 1892 in New York City. In 1915, he founded the book publishing firm, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., which was renowned for publishing works of high literary quality. By the time of Knopf's death in 1984, authors published by the firm had won 16 Nobel and 27 Pulitzer prizes. In 1966 it became a subsidiary of Random House, Inc.