Graeme Mercer Adam
| Graeme Mercer Adam | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1839 Loanhead, Scotland |
| Died |
October 30, 1912 (aged 73) New York City, New York |
| Resting place | St. James Cemetery, Toronto |
| Occupation | Publisher, editor, and author |
Graeme Mercer Adam (May 25, 1839 – October 30, 1912) was a Canadian author, editor, and publisher.
Adam was born in Scotland where he developed a deep interest in publishing. He moved to Toronto to run a bookstore. He shortly teamed with a partner to form Rollo & Adam, which ventured into publishing. Their first significant publication was entitled British American Magazine. It was edited by Henry Youle Hind, a geologist and writer about the Canadian northwest. The publication, although short-lived, was the first of a long series of important Canadian periodicals published by Adam. However, "his connection with the Commercial Union agitation injured his popularity in later years".[1]
References
- ↑ Hopkins, J. Castell (1898). An historical sketch of Canadian literature and journalism. Toronto: Lincott. p. 123. ISBN 0665080484.
Bibliography
- Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos. Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889
- "Graeme Mercer Adam". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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