Cyrus l sulzberger biography of christopher

American journalist, diarist and non-fiction writer

For his grandfather, see Cyrus Leopold Sulzberger.

Cyrus Leo Sulzberger II (October 27, 1912 – September 20, 1993) was an American journalist, diarist, and non-fiction writer.

He was a member of the family that owned The New York Times and he was that newspaper's lead foreign correspondent during the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

Sulzberger was born in New York City on October 27, 1912 to Leo Sulzberger (1885–1926).

Cyrus l sulzberger biography of christopher

He was the nephew of Arthur Hays Sulzberger, who was publisher of The New York Times from 1935 to 1961.^[1][2] He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1934. Cy, as he was commonly called, joined the family paper in 1939 and was soon covering stories oversea as Europe edged toward World War II.

Among the reporters who worked for him during the war were Drew Middleton and James Reston. He served as a foreign affairs correspondent for 40 years and wrote two