John Nourse (1705–1780; fl. 1730–1780)
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John Nourse | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1705-07-08)8 July 1705 |
| Died | 24 April 1780(1780-04-24) (aged 74) London |
John Nourse (baptised 8 July 1705 in Oxford – 24 April 1780 in London) was an English bookseller and book publisher noted for his publication of scientific books.[1]: 755 He had dealings with a number of notable people including Montesquieu, Voltaire Benjamin Franklin.[2]
Education
He was the son of a surgeon and was educated at John Roysse's Free School, in Abingdon (now Abingdon School). He later became a Steward of the OA Club in 1747.[3]
Career
Nourse became apprenticed to William Mears as a bookseller and to John Osborne in 1722[4]. His brother, the surgeon Charles Nourse took over the business when he died.[5] Later on, Francis Wingrave Succedded him[4]. His premises were at the Old King's Arms opposite Catherine Street on the Strand, London.
He was licensed to publish the first Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, dated 1766, but actually appearing in 1767, as evinced by correspondence between Nevil Maskelyne and Nourse.[6] He exported English books throughtout the Continent and translated editions of Continental Enlightenment writers[4]. He published more than four hundred editions. His shop became a salon and a space for philosophical and scientific debate.
He died in Kensington and was buried at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford on 2 May 1780. His will is in The National Archives, Kew.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Timperley, Charles Henry (1839). A Dictionary of Printers and Printing. London: H. Johnson. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "From Benjamin Franklin to John Nourse, 13 January 1758". Founders Online. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "Object 13: Stewards of the OA Club". Abingdon School. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 Raven, James (2014). Bookspace: Geographies of printing and publishing in London before 1800. London: The British Library. pp. 10–11. ISBN 97807122357333.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: length (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "John Nourse (1705-1780)". data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Dunn, Richard. "When is a book really published?". Board of Longitude Project. Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "Will of John Nourse, Bookseller of Saint Mary in the Strand, Middlesex". Discovery: The National Archives. The National Archives. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
Further reading
- John Feather, "John Nourse and his Authors", Studies in Bibliography (published by: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia), Vol. 34 (1981), pp. 205–226.
- Susan Snell, People on the Strand: John Nourse and Francis Wingrave, Booksellers, strandlines.com.