Isaac Kaufmann Funk (September 10, 1839April 4, 1912) was an
American Lutheran minister, editor,
lexicographer,
publisher, and
spelling reformer. He was the co-founder of
Funk & Wagnalls Company, the father of author
Wilfred J. Funk, and the grandfather of author Peter Funk.
Wilfred Funk founded his own publishing company "Wilfred Funk, Inc.", and wrote the "Word Power" feature in
Reader's Digest from 1945. The feature was carried on by Peter Funk from 1962-1998.
Funk & Wagnalls Company published
The Literary Digest,
The Standard Dictionary of the English Language, and
Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia,