Herbert Bayard Swope | |
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.jpeg) Swope circa 1917 | |
| Born | January 5, 1882 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1958 (aged 76) Sands Point, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Editor, journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Reporting |
| Relatives | Gerard Swope (brother) Henrietta Hill Swope (niece) |
Herbert Bayard Swope Sr. (/ˈbaɪɑːrd/;[1] January 5, 1882 – June 20, 1958) was an American editor, journalist and intimate of the Algonquin Round Table. Swope spent most of his career at the New York World. He was the first and three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting. Swope was called the greatest reporter of his time by Lord Northcliffe of the London Daily Mail.[1]