horace everett hooper

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born Dec. 8, 1859, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died June 13, 1922, Bedford Hills, N.Y. U.S. publisher. Hooper left school at age 16 and became involved in bookselling. With the collaboration of The Times of London, he produced a highly successful reprint of the Encyclopædia Britannica's ninth edition (1875-89). In 1901 he and Walter Jackson purchased Britannica outright; it was sold in 1920. He planned and published the 10th edition (1902-03), of which his brother Franklin Henry Hooper was an editor; the 11th edition (1910-11), famed for its rich, leisurely prose and for being wholly new in concept; and the 12th edition (1922)
horace everett hooper

    Hyphenation

    Hor·ace Ev·er·ett hoop·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    hôrıs evrıt hupır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhôrəs ˈevrət ˈho͞opər/ /ˈhɔːrəs ˈɛvrət ˈhuːpɜr/
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