author
Arthur Newcomb
b. 1873
Best known for co-writing early 20th-century books on character analysis and business psychology, this Wisconsin-born editor and author helped shape a popular self-improvement niche of his era. His work with Katherine M. H. Blackford brought practical workplace advice to a wide audience.
1 Audiobook
Analyzing Character The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life
by Katherine M. H. (Katherine Melvina Huntsinger) Blackford, Arthur Newcomb
About the author
Born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on June 21, 1873, he studied at Ripon Preparatory School and went on to graduate from Ripon College in 1896. Later, he worked in New York City and was associated with the Blackford School of Character Analysis.
His career mixed writing, editing, and publishing. A contemporary profile says he made a world tour in 1904 as a correspondent for several publications, later edited Science of Business Building by A. F. Sheldon, and served as managing editor of The Business Philosopher from 1910 to 1913.
As an author, he is most closely linked with Katherine M. H. Blackford, with whom he co-wrote books including Analyzing Character and The Job, the Man, the Boss. Those works reflect the early 1900s interest in personality, employment fit, and business efficiency, and they remain the main reason his name is remembered today.