Charles Hagner is a freelance editor and writer with expertise in natural history, science, and finance.

Recently Edited

• Smithsonian Trees of North America (Yale, Sep. 2024)
• Velvet Ants of North America (Princeton, Feb. 2024)
• Birds of China (Princeton, Jan. 2024)
• Fraud Risks in Fast Payments (World Bank, 2023)
• G20 Policy Recommendations for Advancing Financial Inclusion and Productivity Gains through Digital Public Infrastructure (World Bank, 2023)
• American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario (Scott & Nix, 2023)
• Spiders of North America (Princeton, 2022)

Author

• American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Wisconsin (Scott & Nix, 2019)
• Guide to Ducks and Geese (Stackpole, 2006)
• Wings of Spring (Stackpole, 2006)

Editor-in-Chief, BirdWatching
Managed all aspects of writing, editing, and design of nationally distributed bimonthly magazine about wild birds and birdwatching, 2001–17

Writer and Editor, Time Life Books
Wrote, text edited, and copyedited continuity book series on American history, ancient civilizations, World War II, and other topics, 1988–2001

Managing Editor, AIA Press
Oversaw production of 28-volume handbook of professional practice and coffee-table books about architecture, 1987–8

Education
MA, German Studies
BS, Journalism
BA, German Language and Literature

Contact
hagnercharles@gmail.com