What is Edward Stratemeyer?
{{Infobox writer | name = Edward L. Stratemeyer | image = Stratemeyerposing.jpg | alt = | caption = Unknown date. | pseudonym = [[Victor Appleton]], [[Ralph Bonehill]], [[Franklin W. Dixon]], [[Laura Lee Hope]], [[Carolyn Keene]], [[Roy Rockwood]] and [[Arthur M. Winfield]] | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1862|10|04}} | birth_place = [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]], [[New Jersey]], United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|1930|05|10|1862|10|04}} | death_place = | resting_place = [[Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside|Evergreen Cemetery]]<br> [[Hillside, New Jersey|Hillside]], [[New Jersey]], United States | resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|40.6925|-74.211|region:US-NJ_type:landmark}} | occupation = [[Publisher]] and writer | nationality = [[American people|American]] | ethnicity = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = [[Children's fiction]] | subject = | movement = | notableworks = Creator of the [[book series]]:<br />{{•}}''[[Bobbsey Twins|The Bobbsey Twins]]''<br />{{•}}''[[Bomba, the Jungle Boy]]''<br />{{•}}''[[The Colonial Series]]''<br />{{•}}''[[The Dana Girls]]''<br />{{•}}''[[Dave Dashaway]]''<br />{{•}}''[[Don Sturdy]]''<br />{{•}}''[[The Hardy Boys]]''<br />{{•}}''[[Jack Ranger]]''<br />{{•}}''[[Nancy Drew]]''<br />{{•}}''[[Rover Boys|The Rover Boys]]''<br />{{•}}''[[Tom Swift]]'' | spouse = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | portaldisp = }} '''Edward L. Stratemeyer''' (October 4, 1862 {{mdash}} May 10, 1930) was an American [[publisher]] and a [[writer]] of children's stories. He was very [[wikt:prolific|prolific]] and created several children's series including ''The Rover Boys'', ''The Bobbsey Twins'', ''Tom Swift'', ''[[The Hardy Boys]]'', and ''[[Nancy Drew]]''. He founded the [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]]. {{multistub|us-bio|lit}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stratemeyer, Edward}} [[Category:1862 births]] [[