William Collins (publisher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Collins (publisher)

Scottish schoolmaster and publisher, founder of William Collins, Sons

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1789

Place of Birth: Pollokshaws, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1853

Profession: schoolmaster, publisher

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William Collins (12 October 1789 – 2 January 1853) was a Scottish schoolmaster, editor and publisher who founded William Collins, Sons, now part of HarperCollins.Collins was born at Pollokshaws near Glasgow 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 also obtained a licence to publish the Bible in the 1840s.
In 1856, the first Collins atlas was published.
He died on 2 January 1853 at Rothesay, Buteshire.