William Lane
English publisher and bookseller (1746–1814)
William Lane (1746 – 1814) was an English publisher and bookseller in London, best known now for his founding of the wildly successful Minerva Press.2
From Wikipedia’s article on William Lane (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1745, died Jan 29, 1814.1
Companies
- Minerva PressFounder8
Career
Occupation: book printer, publisher, bookseller.4
- Date not recordedFounded Minerva Press3
Around 1790, Lane established the Minerva Printing Press in Cree Church Lane, Leadenhall Street, moving c. 1792 to no. 31 Leadenhall Street. The Minerva Press issued works by Courtney Melmoth and others. Subscribers to Lane's Circulating Library (established circa 1774) included Leigh Hunt. Around 1799 John Darling and Anthony King Newman joined Lane as "Lane, Darling, Newman & Co." In 1804 Lane retired and Newman took over the business.
From Wikipedia’s article on William Lane (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
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- 1WikidataWilliam Lane on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWilliam Lane on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataMinerva Press, Founder