page_title: Blanche Knopf
hierarchical_section_title: Blanche Knopf
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Portrait of Alfred Knopf and Blanche Knopf Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print&#160;: gelatin silver.
context_page_description: Blanche Wolf Knopf was the president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr., with whom she established the firm in 1915. Blanche traveled the world seeking new authors and was especially influential in the publication of European and Latin American literature in the United States.
  For her accomplishments in developing and promoting the literature of France, she was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 1949, and became an Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1960. She was also honored by Brazil with the Order of the Southern Cross.
context_section_description: Blanche Wolf Knopf (July 30, 1894 – June 4, 1966) was the president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr., with whom she established the firm in 1915. Blanche traveled the world seeking new authors and was especially influential in the publication of European and Latin American literature in the United States.
  For her accomplishments in developing and promoting the literature of France, she was named a Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur by the French government in 1949, and became an Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1960. She was also honored by Brazil with the Order of the Southern Cross.
caption: Portrait of Blanche Knopf and Alfred Knopf
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