BOK, EDWARD WILLIAM American editor and author, was born at Helder, Holland, Oct. 9, 1863, and brought to the United States when six years old. Educated in the Brooklyn public schools, he became an office boy with the Western Union Telegraph Company. Continuing his education at a night school, he entered the employ of Henry Holt & Co., publishers, in 1882, and two years later became associated with Charles Scribner's Sons, publishers, eventually becoming advertising man ager. He acted as editor of the Brooklyn Magazine from 1882 to 1884. In 1886 he founded the Bok Syndicate Press, the success of which led to the offer of the editorship of the Ladies' Home Journal in 1889; under his management this magazine became one of the most successful publications in America. After 3o years as editor he retired in 1919. A year later he published The Americanization of Edward Bok, which won the year's award of the Joseph Pulitzer prize for the best biography, and the gold medal of the Academy of Political and Social Science. In 1923 he created the American Peace award, providing $ioo,opo for the best practicable plan by which the United States might co-operate with other nations to achieve and preserve the peace of the world, one-half to be paid upon the acceptance of the plan by a selected jury, and the balance upon its acceptance by the Senate. The plan of Dr. C. A. Livermore, of New York, won the award. Bok died at Lake Wales, Fla., on Jan. 9, 193o.