Robert Chambers (publisher born 1832)

Born March 1832
Edinburgh
Died 23 March 1888
Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh
Nationality Scottish
Citizenship United Kingdom
Education Circus Place School, Edinburgh
Occupation Partner, W & R Chambers Ltd, Publisher, Edinburgh (1853-88)
Active in the production of Chambers' Encyclopaedia (1859-68)
Editor, Chambers' Journal (1874)
Spouse Miss Anderson (1856)
Children Eldest son: Charles Edward Stuart Chambers (born 1859), editor of the Journal and chairman of W. & R. Chambers
Parents Father: Robert Chambers
Relatives Nephew of William Chambers

Robert Chambers FRSE (March 1832 – 23 March 1888) was a Scottish publisher, editor of Chambers' Journal and encyclopaedist, the son of Robert Chambers, the co-founder of the W & R Chambers publishing house in Edinburgh.[1]

His eldest daughter Violet Tweedale (1862-1936) was a novelist and spiritualist, who became a friend of the famous Theosophist Helena Blavatsky.[2]

References

  1. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 9780902198845. http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf. Retrieved 26 January, 2011. 
  2. ^ Every woman's encyclopaedia, volume 2 p. 1380 (1910-12).