Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Adam Black FRSE (10 February 1784 – 24 January 1874) was a Scottish publisher and politician. He founded the A & C Black publishing company, and published the 7th, 8th and 9th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica.Black was born in Charles Street, Edinburgh, the son of a builder, and educated at the High School and the University of Edinburgh. After serving as an apprentice to Mr Fairbairn, an Edinburgh bookseller, he began business for himself in Edinburgh in 1808.. }
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- Adam_Black comment "Adam Black FRSE (10 February 1784 – 24 January 1874) was a Scottish publisher and politician. He founded the A & C Black publishing company, and published the 7th, 8th and 9th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica.Black was born in Charles Street, Edinburgh, the son of a builder, and educated at the High School and the University of Edinburgh. After serving as an apprentice to Mr Fairbairn, an Edinburgh bookseller, he began business for himself in Edinburgh in 1808.".