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Colin Macfarquhar
1745-01-01 – 1793-04-02
Life & Legacy
Colin Macfarquhar (1744/5 – 2 April 1793) 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.
Occupation & Career
businessperson, printer, bookseller
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2344982 — wikidata View source
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