biography
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| lived:
| (1839–1909)
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| biography:
| Manufacturer and bibliophile, born in New York City, New York, USA. Succeeding his uncle, Richard Hoe, as head of a firm manufacturing printing equipment, he introduced key innovations in newspaper presses. He assembled an impressive personal library of over 20 000 titles and was a founder and first president of the Grolier Club, formed to foster arts relating to book production. |
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