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William Collins (12 October 1789 – 2 January 1853) was a Scottish schoolmaster, editor and publisher who founded William Collins, Sons, now part of HarperCollins. William Collins was born at Eastwood, Renfrewshire, on 12 October 1789. He was a millworker who established a company in 1819 for printing and publishing. The business eventually published pamphlets, sermons, hymn books and prayer books as well as a wide range of office products. By 1824 he had produced the company's first dictionary, the Greek and English Lexicon. He was instrumental in bringing Thomas Chalmers from Kilmany to Glasgow. He also obtained a licence to publish the Bible in the 1840s. In 1856, the first Collins atlas was published. He was promoter of Scotland's first temperance movement. He founded the Glasgow Church

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  • William COLLINS (12-an de oktobro 1789 - 2-an de januaro 1853) estis skota bazlerneja instruisto, redaktisto kaj eldonisto kiu fondis , nun parton de HarperCollins . Collins naskiĝis ĉe Pollokshaws en Glasgovo la 12an de oktobro 1789. Li estis muelisto, kiu establis kompanion en 1819 por presado kaj eldonado. La kompanio fine eldonis broŝurojn, predikojn, himnojn kaj preĝolibrojn kaj ankaŭ vastan gamon de oficejaj produktoj. Antaŭ 1824 li produktis la unuan vortaron de la kompanio, la Greka kaj Angla Leksikono. Li ankaŭ akiris permesilon publikigi la Biblion en la 1840-aj jaroj. En 1856, la unua Collins-atlaso estis publikigita. Li mortis la 2an de januaro 1853 ĉe Rothesay, Buteshire. (eo)
  • William Collins (12 Oktober 1789 – 2 Januari 1853) adalah seorang kepala sekolah, penyunting dan penerbit asal Skotlandia yang mendirikan William Collins, Sons, sekarang bagian dari HarperCollins. Collins lahir di dekat Glasgow pada 12 Oktober 1789. Ia adalah seorang buruh pabrik dari sekitar tahun 1800 yang mendirikan sebuah perusahaan pada 1819 untuk percetakan dan penerbitan pamflet, kotbah, buku himne dan buku doa serta serangkaian besar produk kantor. Ia memproduksi Collins English Dictionary pertama pada 1824 saat ia juga meraih sebuah lisensi untuk menerbitkan Alkitab. Pada 1856, atlas Collins pertama diterbitkan. Ia wafat pada 2 Januari 1853 di Rothesay, Buteshire. (in)
  • William Collins (1789-1853) est un maître d'école et un éditeur écossais né à Glasgow. Il fonda en 1819 sa maison d'édition destiné d'abord à vendre des livres religieux. Il diffusa son premier dictionnaire Collins en 1824, date à laquelle il reçut l'autorisation de commercialiser la Bible. En 1856 parut le premier atlas Collins. Au XXe siècle, Collins se mit à diffuser des œuvres de fiction, devenant par exemple l'éditeur d'Agatha Christie à partir de 1926 avec Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd. En 1990, la maison d'édition prit le nom d'HarperCollins. (fr)
  • William Collins (12 October 1789 – 2 January 1853) was a Scottish schoolmaster, editor and publisher who founded William Collins, Sons, now part of HarperCollins. William Collins was born at Eastwood, Renfrewshire, on 12 October 1789. He was a millworker who established a company in 1819 for printing and publishing. The business eventually published pamphlets, sermons, hymn books and prayer books as well as a wide range of office products. By 1824 he had produced the company's first dictionary, the Greek and English Lexicon. He was instrumental in bringing Thomas Chalmers from Kilmany to Glasgow. He also obtained a licence to publish the Bible in the 1840s. In 1856, the first Collins atlas was published. He was promoter of Scotland's first temperance movement. He founded the Glasgow Church (en)
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