William Chambers (publisher)

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Statue erected in memory of William Chambers of Glenormiston. It faces the Royal Museum in Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

William Chambers of Glenormiston (April 16, 1800 - May 20, 1883) was a Scottish publisher and politician, the brother of Robert Chambers.

He was born in Peebles and came to Edinburgh in 1814 to work in the bookselling trade. He opened his own shop in 1819 and branched out into printing. With his younger brother, Robert, he produced books of Scottish interest, such as Gazetteer of Scotland. Their publishing business prospered, and in 1859 - the year in which Chambers's Encyclopaedia saw the light - he founded a museum and art gallery in Peebles. He and his brother started what was to become Chambers Harrap Publishers.

As Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1865 to 1869, he was responsible for the restoration of St Giles Cathedral. A statue was erected in his memory in Edinburgh, not far from the church.

[edit] See also

• Chambers Harrap Publishers

[edit] External links

• Works by William Chambers at Project Gutenberg

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