biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1780–1861)
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| biography:
| Publisher, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. He established his publishing company in 1798. His son William (1816–87) entered the business in 1835, and did much to improve the city of Edinburgh, including the restoration of Parliament House. Another son, Thomas (1822–92), is credited with the invention of a rotary press (1850), and established an office in London (1844). Specializing in tracts, educational books, and affordable reprints, the company's authors included John Buchan. |
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