Alfred Abraham Knopf, Sr. (September 12, 1892August 11, 1984) was an American
publisher of the 20th century, and founder of
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. His contemporaries included the likes of
Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and (of the previous generation)
Frank Nelson Doubleday, J. Henry Harper and
Henry Holt. Knopf paid special attention to the quality of printing, binding, and design in his books, and earned a reputation as a purist in both content and presentation.