Edwin Baird

Edwin Baird
BornJune 28, 1886
DiedSeptember 27, 1954(1954-09-27) (aged 68)
OccupationMagazine editor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
GenresHorror, pulp fiction
SpouseMildred Ward

Edwin Baird (/bɛərd/; June 28, 1886 in Chattanooga, Tennessee– September 27, 1954) was the first editor of Weird Tales, the pioneering pulp magazine that specialized in horror fiction, as well as Detective Tales, later re-titled Real Detective Tales.