PATRICK MCGOVERN (1937-2014) New York, NY
PATRICK MCGOVERN
Obituary
McGOVERN--Patrick (1937-2014). As IDG's founder and chairman, he led with vision and grace. He inspired National Geographic in partnerships of our Mandarin and Chinese editions of National Geographic Magazine in China and Taiwan. We celebrate his remarkable life. National Geographic Society.
.Published in The New York Times on Mar. 23, 2014
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Patrick Joseph McGovern, known as “Pat,” was born Aug. 11, 1937, in Queens, New York, and spent the majority of his childhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His career in publishing began while he was a student at MIT, when he applied for a part-time editorial job at Computers and Automation—the first U.S. computer magazine. After his graduation from MIT in 1959 with a degree in biophysics, he was promptly named Associate Editor and became Associate Publisher.
McGovern is survived by his wife Lore, his son Patrick McGovern and wife Raquel, his daughter Elizabeth McGovern and husband Scott Early, his stepdaughter Michelle Bethel and husband Erik, and his stepdaughter Dina Jackson and husband Edward, as well as nine grandchildren.
Information about a memorial service will be forthcoming.