Researching Ellen Seligman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22 people with the Seligman surname? In that year Seligman was ranked number 3557 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ellen means "Form of ELEANOR. light" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Ellen Seligman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ellen Seligman and the Seligman Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 93 people with the Seligman surname in the UK? Seligman is now ranked number 3954 for popularity in the UK. |
Seligman Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Ellen Seligman
Ellen Seligman
Ellen Jane Seligman (died March 25, 2016) was an American editor and publisher. She was a member of the Order of Ontario, the highest honour in the Canadian province of Ontario, and twice won the Canadian Booksellers Association Editor of the Year Award.
Seligman was born in New York City and attended the University of Wisconsin, where she received a Bachelor of Arts. She moved to Canada in 1976, where she eventually took a job with McClelland and Stewart as a senior editor and became their editorial director of fiction by 1987. During this time she worked with authors such as Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Rohinton Mistry, Michael Ondaatje, Jane Urquhart and Alice Munro, and in 2012 became the vice-president of McClelland and Stewart. At the time of her death Seligman was seen as one of Canada's top literary editors. In 2009 Seligman became the president of PEN Canada, a position she held until 2011.
Seligman died in Toronto on March 25, 2016 and was survived by partner James Polk, sister Margaret Seligman and her extended family.
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