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Fannie Simon (15 April 1891 - 20 October 1980) was an American librarian, magazine editor, and writer.

Early life
Fannie Simon was born in New York City, USA on April 15, 1891, the daughter of Julius and Bertha Gubner Simon. She had a brother named Alexander. Her father, Julius Simon, emigrated from Germany in 1885 and was able to make a prosperous living for his family as a clothier. Fannie Simon grew up in Westchester and on the Upper West Side, with live-in servants and horseback riding in Central Park with her brother. She attended Smith College and graduated in 1914.

Career
In 1916, she began working in advertising before making a transition to the magazine industry, primarily as on-staff librarian for McCall's Magazine. She retired from McCall's in 1959 as librarian and associate editor. Simon joined the Special Libraries Association in 1932, an organization she remained active in until her death.

Philanthropy, volunteerism, and activities
Outside of her career as a librarian, Simon was an avid supporter of local activities and societies and volunteered heavily throughout her life. She was involved with:


 * Metropolitan Opera Guild (supporter)
 * the New York Philharmonic Society (supporter)
 * New York City Republican Club
 * the Smith College Alumnae Association
 * the Church of the Incarnation
 * her neighborhood association, the Murray Hill Committee of the Murray Hill section of Manhattan, New York City, where she lived from 1930 until her death

When she retired from McCall's Magazine in 1959, Simon volunteered much of her time to even more causes including, at the time of her death, working as the coordinator of a program of conversational English for the English-Speaking Union.

Travel and writing
Simon began traveling often as a child, traveling to Europe with her family. Shortly before she died, Simon remarked to a friend that she estimated that she had traveled to over 150 countries. She often traveled alone, as was the case when she took what turned out to be her last trip to Iceland in September 1980 at the age of 89. She published a few travel articles. Her full-length manuscript, "Following Fannie in a Changing World," is unpublished and is held at Smith College Libraries.

Death
Simon died in a traffic accident in New York City on October 20, 1980. She was 89 years old.

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