M. H. de Young

Michael Henry de Young (1849–1925) was an American newspaper publisher who co-founded the San Francisco Chronicle and founded San Francisco’s de Young Museum.

Charles de Young: Charles de Young was an American newspaper publisher who co-founded the San Francisco Chronicle with his brother Michael Henry de Young. His brother and business partner, Charles helped establish the newspaper that anchored de Young’s career.
San Francisco Chronicle: The San Francisco Chronicle is a daily newspaper founded in 1865 and published in San Francisco. De Young’s enduring publishing venture began with the newspaper he co-founded.
de Young Museum: The de Young Museum is an art museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, founded in 1895. De Young founded the museum that bears his name and grew from his collecting and civic ambitions.
1906 San Francisco earthquake: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a major earthquake and fire that devastated much of San Francisco. The disaster destroyed the museum’s original building and collection, forcing a new institutional beginning.
William Randolph Hearst: William Randolph Hearst was an American publisher who built a national newspaper and magazine empire. Hearst’s later San Francisco newspaper competed in the publishing world de Young helped shape.
California Gold Rush: The California Gold Rush was the mass migration to California after gold was discovered in 1848. Its rapid growth created the expanding San Francisco where the Chronicle was launched.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is the institution comprising the de Young and Legion of Honor museums. The de Young Museum became one half of this citywide museum institution.
San Francisco earthquake of 1989: The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a major earthquake in California that caused damage in the San Francisco Bay Area. The quake damaged the de Young’s later building and contributed to its eventual replacement.
Adolph Sutro: Adolph Sutro was a German-American engineer, businessman, and San Francisco mayor who donated land for public institutions. Sutro’s civic legacy offers a counterpart to de Young’s cultural philanthropy in San Francisco.
San Francisco: San Francisco is a major port city in California on the Pacific coast. The city’s growth and civic identity shaped both de Young’s newspaper and museum.

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George HerrimanRelated: Herriman worked for the Chronicle early in his career as a newspaper artist.