William Collins (publisher)
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William Collins (1789–1853) was a Scottish schoolmaster and publisher, founder of William Collins, Sons.
Collins was born near Glasgow in 1789. In 1819 he set up a publishing business, initially selling religious books. He produced the first Collins dictionary in 1824, when he also obtained a licence to publish the Bible. In 1856, the first Collins atlas was published.
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- HarperCollins website
- History of HarperCollins
- Works by or about William Collins (publisher) in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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