Gilder

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909, American editor and poet, b. Bordentown, N.J. In 1869 he became an editor of the magazine Hours at Home, which merged with Scribner's Monthly in 1870. Just before Scribner's became the Century, Gilder succeeded J. G. Holland as its editor (1881), a position he retained until his death. The Century was a leading publication during his life. In 1874 he married an artist, Helena de Kaye, and their home became a literary and artistic center; the Authors' Club was founded there in 1882. Gilder's volumes of poetry include The New Day (1875) and The Fire Divine (1907).

His sister was Jeannette Leonard Gilder, 1849-1916, American editor and novelist, b. Flushing, N.Y. She was an assistant editor of Scribner's Monthly. With her brother Joseph Gilder, she was coeditor of the Critic from 1881 to 1885, after which she was sole editor until 1906. A keen dramatic and music critic, she wrote columns for various newspapers.

A gilder is a craftsman who works with gold and silver to artistically cover an object as in the gold leaf process.

It was rare for a gilder who worked with mercury to embelish metal products to live over 40 years of age.

Gilder is a character in the video game Skies of Arcadia; see Skies of Arcadia characters.

Gilder is also a program by MDY designed to assist players in World of Warcraft in collecting in game valuables. Blizzard Entertainment is currently involved in a lawsuit against MDY, claiming MDY has violated World of Warcraft 's license agreement, and therefor the copy in system memory is no longer licensed and is in violation of United States copyright laws.

People named Gilder

• Richard Gilder
• Richard Watson Gilder
• William Henry Gilder
• George Gilder

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External links

• Society of Gilders - dedicated to the advancement of precious metal gilding. Broad membership. Discussion, information, pictures and links to gilders world-wide.