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Chambers (publisher)

Index Chambers (publisher)

Chambers is a reference publisher formerly based in Edinburgh, Scotland, which held the property rights of Chambers Publishers. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Éditions Larousse, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, Chambers Dictionary, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, Chambers's Encyclopaedia, E. Cobham Brewer, Edinburgh, French Revolutionary Wars, George G. Harrap and Co., George Newnes Ltd, German language, Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary, Havas, John Murray (publishing house), Jonathon Green, Lagardère Group, London, Lord Chancellor, Order of the British Empire, Orion Publishing Group, Peebles, Presses de la Cité, Publishing, Robert Chambers (publisher, born 1802), Scotland, Subsidiary, Taylor & Francis, The Times, Vivendi, William Chambers (publisher), William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt.

  2. 1819 establishments in Scotland
  3. British companies established in 1819
  4. Defunct organisations based in Scotland
  5. Publishing companies established in 1819
  6. Reference publishers

Éditions Larousse

Éditions Larousse is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries.

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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer's, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions, and figures, whether historical or mythical.

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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

The (German for Brockhaus Encyclopedia) is a German-language encyclopedia which until 2009 was published by the F. A. Brockhaus printing house.

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Chambers Dictionary

The Chambers Dictionary (TCD) was first published by William and Robert Chambers as Chambers's English Dictionary in 1872. Chambers (publisher) and Chambers Dictionary are history of Edinburgh.

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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal was a weekly 16-page magazine started by William Chambers in 1832. Chambers (publisher) and Chambers's Edinburgh Journal are history of Edinburgh.

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Chambers's Encyclopaedia

Chambers's Encyclopaedia was founded in 1859Chambers, W. & R. in Chambers's Encyclopaedia. Chambers (publisher) and Chambers's Encyclopaedia are history of Edinburgh.

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E. Cobham Brewer

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (2 May 1810 in Norwich – 6 March 1897 in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was a British lexicographer and the author of A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook, among other reference books.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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French Revolutionary Wars

The French Revolutionary Wars (Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.

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George G. Harrap and Co.

George G. Harrap, Ltd (officially: George G. Harrap and Company Limited, London, Bombay) was a publisher of speciality books, many of them educational, such as the memoirs of Winston Churchill, or highly illustrated with line drawings, engravings or etchings, such as the much republished classic educational children's book The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone from at least 1901 into the 1980s.

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George Newnes Ltd

George Newnes Ltd is a British publisher.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary

Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary, published by Chambers Harrap Publishers, is one of the best known English/French bilingual dictionaries in the United Kingdom and France.

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Havas

Havas SA is a French multinational advertising and public relations company, with its registered office and head office in Puteaux, France.

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John Murray (publishing house)

John Murray is a Scottish publisher, known for the authors it has published in its long history including Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, Edward Whymper, Thomas Robert Malthus, David Ricardo, and Charles Darwin.

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Jonathon Green

Jonathon Green (born 20 April 1948 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire) is an English lexicographer of slang and writer on the history of alternative cultures.

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Lagardère Group

Lagardère S.A., Co., Ltd. is an international group with operations in over 40 countries.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lord Chancellor

The Lord Chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Orion Publishing Group

Orion Publishing Group Ltd.

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Peebles

Peebles (Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Presses de la Cité

Presses de la Cité is a French publishing company founded in 1943 by Sven Nielsen, the son and grandson of booksellers, who came to Paris in 1924.

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Publishing

Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software, and other content available to the public for sale or for free.

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Robert Chambers (publisher, born 1802)

Robert Chambers (10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871) was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Subsidiary

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.

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Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Vivendi

Vivendi SE is a French mass-media holding company headquartered in Paris.

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William Chambers (publisher)

William Chambers of Glenormiston (16 April 180020 May 1883) was a Scottish publisher and politician, the brother (and business partner) of Robert Chambers.

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William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt

William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, (15 April 1885 – 16 August 1957) was a British Liberal Party, National Labour and then Labour Party politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.

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See also

1819 establishments in Scotland

British companies established in 1819

Defunct organisations based in Scotland

Publishing companies established in 1819

Reference publishers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_(publisher)

Also known as Allied Chambers, Chamber's Condensed Encyclopedia, Chambers (publishers), Chambers Harrap, Chambers Harrap Publishers, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd., W & R Chambers, W & R Chambers Ltd, W. & R. Chambers, W. & R. Chambers Publishers, W. & R. Chambers, Publishers, W.R.Chambers Publishers, William and Robert Chambers.