William Chambers

(1800-1883)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Chambers, William, 1800-1883 NRA: Chambers, William (1800-1883), publisher DNB: Chambers, William (1800–1883), publisher LBT ID: WiChamb1883 VIAF ID: 32051544 LOC ID: n50035694	B/BAP: 1800 DIED: 1883-05-20
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Edinburgh bookseller and publisher; he opened his shop in 1819, and with his younger brother Robert projected Chambers's Edinburgh Journal (1832) and Chambers's Encyclopaedia (1860-68).
REFERENCES TO William Chambers: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter IX Found 1: ¶ 18