Family
George Putnam married Victorine Haven. Their daughter, Mary Corinna Putnam (1842–1906) was a pioneering female doctors, the first woman admitted to the Faculté de Médecine de Paris. One of their sons, Herbert Putnam (1861–1955), became a noted librarian who served as the United States Librarian of Congress.
On Putnam's death in 1872 his sons George, John and Irving inherited the business and the firm's name was changed to G. P. Putnam's Sons. George Putnam published his father's memoirs in 1912 and in 2000, his life's story was told again under the title George Palmer Putnam - Representative American Publisher by Ezra Greenspan, Associate Professor of English at the University of South Carolina.
George Palmer Putnam's grandson and namesake, George P. Putnam (1887–1950), was part of the family business but was also an author and explorer who was married to the famous aviatrix, Amelia Earhart. His granddaughter Brenda Putnam was a well-respected sculptor and author.
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