CHAMBERS, ROBERT AND WILLIAM


Meaning of CHAMBERS, ROBERT AND WILLIAM in English

born July 10, 1802, Peebles, Tweeddale, Scot.

died March 17, 1871, St. Andrews, Fifeshire

born 1800, Peebles

died 1883

Scottish publishers.

Robert, who began business as a bookstall keeper in Edinburgh, wrote historical, literary, and geological works. In 1832 the brothers started Chambers's Edinburgh Journal , which led to the establishment of the publishing firm W. & R. Chambers, Ltd. Their Chambers's Encyclopaedia (1859–68) was based on a translation of the German Konversations-Lexikon . Considered scholarly and reliable on historical subjects, the encyclopaedia has gone through several editions, but the lack of a continuous revision system has led to the dating of much of its material.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.