Maturin M. Ballou

Maturin Murray Ballou (1820–1895) was an American writer and publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, known for co-founding Gleason's Pictorial and serving as the first editor of the Boston Daily Globe[1][4]. He authored numerous travel books and works of popular fiction, including lurid adventure novels, while playing a significant role in shaping popular culture through pictorial journalism[1][9].