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Adam Black

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Scottish publisher and politician (1784-1874)

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Adam Black 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.

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Politicians born in the 1780s 6

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Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1784 to 1874 · aged 89
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6 languages

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