Abraham John Valpy
Abraham John Valpy (1787 – 19 November 1854) was an English printer and publisher.
Life
He was the son of the Reading schoolmaster Richard Valpy. He is remembered in connection with two great undertakings in the department of classical literature. These were reissues of (1) Stephanus' Greek Thesaurus, for which E. H. Barker was chiefly responsible; and (2) the Delphin Classics in 143 volumes with variorum notes, under the editorial superintendence of George Dyer. He also founded the Classical Journal in 1810.[1]
Notes
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Valpy, Richard, s.v.". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 866.
References
- "Valpy, Abraham John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Courtney, W. P.; Jenkyns, Richard. "Valpy, Abraham John (bap. 1786, d. 1854)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28054. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- Works by or about Abraham John Valpy in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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