Bernard H. Ridder

Bernard H. Ridder
Born(1883-03-20)March 20, 1883
New York City, United States
DiedMay 5, 1975(1975-05-05) (aged 92)
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
EducationColumbia University
OccupationNewspaper publisher
TitleChairman of Ridder Publications, Inc.
Parent(s)Herman Ridder
Mary C. Amend
RelativesVictor F. Ridder (brother)
Joseph E. Ridder (brother)

Bernard H. Ridder (March 20, 1883[1] – May 5, 1975) was an American newspaper publisher who was the chairman emeritus of Ridder Publications.[2]

Biography

Ridder was one of the sons of Herman Ridder, who founded the New York German-language newspaper Staats-Zeitung und Herold. He graduated from Columbia University in 1903 and joined the family paper shortly afterwards.[3]

In 1915, he became the president of the family paper. In 1927, he and his brothers purchased The New York Journal of Commerce and The St. Paul Dispatch and The Pioneer Press.[2]

In 1938, Ridder became publisher of The Dispatch and The Pioneer Press and was named president in 1952. In 1973, he was named chairman emeritus of Ridder Publications.[2]

Ridder died on May 5, 1975, at 92 years old in West Palm Beach, Florida.[2] He had three sons: Daniel Ridder, who served as publisher of the Press-Telegram; Joseph Ridder, who was publisher of The Mercury News, and Bernard Ridder Jr., who served as vice-chairman of Knight Ridder and was one of the original owners of the Minnesota Vikings.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lands, United States Congress House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on National Parks and Public (1989). National Park System Review Board: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 3964 ... Hearing Held in Washington, DC, May 10, 1988. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  2. ^ a b c d "BERNARD EDER, PUBLISHER, DEAD". The New York Times. 1975-05-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. ^ University, Columbia (1916). Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754. The University.
  4. ^ Barringer, Felicity (2002-10-12). "B. H. Ridder Jr., 85, News Executive, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-28.