A. H. Wheeler

A. H. Wheeler
Company typeBookstore
FoundedAllahabad (1877) (now Prayagraj)
Headquarters
Prayagraj, India
Key people
Émile Moreau and T. K. Banerjee
(Co-founders)
Websitewww.ahwheeler.com
An A.H. Wheeler Bookstore at Sawai Madhopur railway station, Rajasthan

A. H. Wheeler & Co. Pvt. Ltd., commonly known as A. H. Wheeler or simply Wheeler, is an Indian-owned company that owns a bookstore chain. Co-founded by Émile Moreau,[1][2] a French businessman, T. K. Banerjee, an Indian businessman, and others, in Prayagraj in 1877, it mainly operates from railway stations.[3]

A. H. Wheeler borrowed its name from the then-successful London bookstore and its owner, "Arthur Henry Wheelers", who was also a friend of Emile Moreau and helped him financially.[4]

  1. ^ Anu Kumar, The mysterious European businessman who gave India its iconic railway book stalls, Quartz India, 24 August 2015. Retrieved on 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ EMILE EDOUARD MOREAU CBE (1871-72), The Society of Old Framlinghamians. Retrieved on 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ History - A. H. Wheeler, ahwheeler.com. Retrieved on 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ Atul Sethi, "Train of Thoughts", The Times of India Chennai, 4 September 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2017.