George Swett Appleton
Journalist, Deceased Person
1821 – 1878
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Who was George Swett Appleton?
George Swett Appleton was an American publisher, the third son of Daniel Appleton. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts, studied in Leipzig, and for a number of years was a publisher and a book seller in Philadelphia. Employees included Joseph Sabin.
In 1849, with his three brothers, John, William, and Sidney, he succeeded to his father's publishing business in New York. He was a scholar and art connoisseur, becoming literary adviser to the firm. Appletons' Art Journal and the Popular Science Monthly were planned by him.
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- 1821
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- Nationality
- United States of America
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- Died
- 1878
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on July 23, 2013
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