| 词条 | William Stevenson (publisher) |
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William Stevenson (1741–1821) was an English publisher and author. LifeThe eldest son of the Rev. Seth Ellis Stevenson, rector of Treswell, Nottinghamshire, William Stevenson was a printer and publisher at the firm being Stevenson, Matchett, & Stevenson in the marketplace of Norwich. For 35 years (from 1785 or 1786 onward) he was the proprietor of the Norfolk Chronicle.[1] Stevenson contributed to John Nichols's Literary Anecdotes and to the Gentleman's Magazine. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He died in Surrey Street, Norwich, on 13 May 1821. The antiquary Seth William Stevenson was his son.[1] PublicationsIn 1812 Stevenson manufactured with his own press a new edition of James Bentham's History of the Church of Ely. In 1817 he published a Supplement to this work. William Stevenson also edited John Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals, updating to 1812 the information contained in it.[1] Notes1. ^1 2 {{cite DNB|wstitle= Stevenson, Seth William|volume=54}}
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