Briton Hadden | |
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| Born | February 18, 1898 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 1929 (aged 31) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Founder of Time Magazine |
Briton Hadden (February 18, 1898 – February 27, 1929) was the co-founder of Time magazine with his Yale classmate Henry Luce. He was Time's first editor and the inventor of its revolutionary writing style, known as Timestyle. Though he died at 31, he was considered one of the most influential journalists of the twenties, a master innovator[citation needed] and stylist, and an iconic figure of the Jazz Age.