William Heinemann

male, deceased (1920)
William Heinemann was the founder of the Heinemann publishing house in London. He was born in 1863, in Surbiton, Surrey and died in London in 1920....

John Newbery

male, deceased (1767)
John Newbery (baptized 9 July 1713 - 22 December 1767) was a British publisher of books who first made children's literature a sustainable and...

Gerald Duckworth

male, deceased (1937)
Gerald de l'Etang Duckworth (born 1870, died 28 September 1937, Milan, Italy) was a British publisher.
William Caxton

William Caxton

male, deceased (1492)
William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He was the first English person to work as a printer and the first person to...
John Scott

John Scott

male, deceased (1821)
John Scott, editor and publisher. He edited several liberal newspapers: the "Statesman", which Leigh Hunt had recently founded; the "Stamford...

André Deutsch

male, deceased (2000)
André Deutsch was a 20th century British publisher. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. His small but influential publishing house from the 1950s to t...

Richard Taylor

male
Richard Taylor was an English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals. He published the first edition of the "Philosophical Magazine" in...
Wynkyn de Worde

Wynkyn de Worde

male, deceased (1534)
Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn was a printer and publisher known for his work with William Caxton, and is recognised as the first to...
John Boydell

John Boydell

male, deceased (1804)
John Boydell (b. 19 Jan 1719, d. 12 December 1804) was an English publisher, noted for his reproductions of engravings. He also became Lord Mayor...
Adam Black

Adam Black

male, deceased (1874)
Adam Black (February 10, 1784-January 24, 1874) was a Scottish publisher. He founded the A & C Black publishing company. Black was born in...