Adam Black | |
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,_Lord_Provost_of_Edinburgh_(1843%E2%80%931848).jpg) Portrait by John Watson Gordon. | |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh | |
| In office 1856–1865 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1784 Charles Street, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 24 January 1874 (aged 89) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Resting place | Warriston Cemetery |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | Royal High School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Publisher, Politician |
Adam Black FRSE (20 February 1784 – 24 January 1874) was a Scottish publisher and politician. He founded the A & C Black publishing company, and published the 7th, 8th and 9th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica.[1]
- ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
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