Scribner was the family name of two American book publishers, father and son. Charles Scribner, Sr. (1854-1930), and Charles Scribner, Jr. (1890-1952), were the second and third family members to head the Scribner publishing firm after its founding in New York City in 1846. Charles Scribner, Sr., reorganized his father's company into Charles Scribner's Sons in 1878. Under his direction and that of his son, the firm published works that helped make many authors famous, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe. Both Scribners were born in New York City. Charles Sr. was born on Oct. 18, 1854, and died on April 19, 1930. Charles Jr. was born on Jan. 26, 1890, and died on Feb. 11, 1952.