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Mar 29, 2024 · Colin Macfarquhar (born 1745?—died April 2, 1793, Edinburgh?, Scot.) was a Scottish printer, who, with Andrew Bell, founded the Encyclopædia Britannica in 1768. A printer in Edinburgh and presumably the printer of the Britannica —for the first edition is stated to have been sold at his printing office in Nicolson Street—Macfarquhar ...
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Colin Macfarquhar (1744 or 1745? – 2 April 1793 or May 1793, Edinburgh?, Scotland) was a Scottish bookseller and printer who is most known for co-founding Encyclopædia Britannica with Andrew Bell, first published in December 1768. The dates of his birth and death remain uncertain, even to Britannica itself. Biography
The Britannica was the idea of Colin Macfarquhar, a bookseller and printer, and Andrew Bell, an engraver, both of Edinburgh. They conceived of the Britannica as a conservative reaction to the French Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot (published 1751–1766), which was widely viewed as heretical.
The Britannica was the idea of Colin Macfarquhar, a bookseller and printer, and Andrew Bell, an engraver, both of Edinburgh. They conceived of the Britannica as a conservative reaction to the French Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot (published 1751–1766), which was widely viewed as heretical.
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Oct 6, 2022 · The first edition was the brainchild of printer Colin Macfarquhar, engraver Andrew Bell, and the editor William Smellie. It was published in 100 weekly sections over three volumes (completed in...
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Mar 23, 2023 · The brainchild of William Smellie, a recovering alcoholic and polymath Presbyterian; Colin Macfarquhar, a printer; and Andrew Bell, an engraver endowed with a famously large nose, it became the...
Colin Macfarquhar has 36 books on Goodreads with 2 ratings. Colin Macfarquhar’s most popular book is Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, a Dictionary of Arts, S...
