Origins & Early Life

Condé Montrose Nast (March 26, 1873 – September 19, 1942) was an American publisher, entrepreneur and business magnate. He founded Condé Nast, a mass media company, and published titles such as Vanity Fair and Vogue. Named after his uncle Condé Benoist Pallen, Condé Montrose Nast was born in New York City to a family of Midwestern origin. His father, William F.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Nast—son of the German-born Methodist leader William Nast—was an inventor who had been a U.S. attaché in Berlin. His mother, Esther A. Benoist, was a daughter of pioneering St. Louis banker Louis Auguste Benoist, a descendant of a prominent French family who emigrated to Canada, then to Missouri.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He had three siblings. Nast's aunt financed his studies at Georgetown University, from which he graduated in 1894. During his studies, he served as class president and was a member of Georgetown's debating organization, the Philodemic Society. He stayed on an extra year to receive a master's degree from Georgetown in 1895. He went on to earn a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1897.

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