George Murray Smith
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George Murray Smith (March 18, 1824) - April 6, 1901 was the son of George Smith (1789-1846) who with Alexander Elder (1789–1846) started the Victorian publishing firm of Smith, Elder & Co. .
The firm was extremely successful. G.M. Smith succeeded his father and expanded the product and sales areas to cover most Victorian topics and the British Empire. The firm also supplied a catalogue full of other products desirable to British expatriates.
He died at St. George's Hill, Byfleet, Surrey on April 6, 1901.
[edit] Sources:
- ODNB Bill Bell, ‘Smith, George Murray (1824–1901)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006 [1] accessed 25 Sept 2006], which cites as printed book sources:
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- L. Huxley The house of Smith Elder (1923)
- J. W. Robertson Scott The story of the Pall Mall Gazette Oxford University Press (1950)
- J. Glynn Prince of publishers: a biography of George Smith, Alison & Busby (1986) ISBN 0850316979
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Smith, George Murray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, George |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Businessman and publisher of books and literary journals |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1901 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Byfleet, Surrey |
