Daniel MacMillan

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...publishing house that is one of the largest in the world, producing textbooks, works of science and literature, and high-quality periodicals. It was founded in 1843 as a bookstore by Daniel Macmillan (b. Sept. 13, 1813, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, Scot.—d. June 27,...
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