Edwin Baird
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(1886 – 27 September 27, 1954)
Edwin Baird was the founding editor of Weird Tales, putting together the first issue in March 1923. He also edited Detective Tales and wrote fiction.
Baird published a great deal of work by H. P. Lovecraft, but only until April 1924. By that time, WT was reportedly some $51,000 in the red, and publisher J. C. Henneberger fired Baird and offered the job to Lovecraft. HPL refused whereupon Baird’s assistant, Farnsworth Wright, was promoted, becoming the magazine’s most acclaimed editor.
| Person | 1886—1954 |
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