Adam Black

For other people named Adam Black, see Adam Black (disambiguation).

Adam Black
FRSE
Portrait by John Watson Gordon.
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh
In office
1856–1865
Personal details
Born(1784-02-20)20 February 1784
Charles Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died24 January 1874(1874-01-24) (aged 89)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Resting placeWarriston Cemetery
Political partyLiberal
EducationRoyal High School
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
ProfessionPublisher, Politician
Black's house at 30 Broughton Place, Edinburgh
Statue of Adam Black in Princes Street Gardens
Adam Black's grave in Warriston Cemetery

Adam Black FRSE (20 February 1784 – 24 January 1874) was a Scottish publisher and politician. He founded the A & C Black publishing company, and published the 7th, 8th and 9th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica.[1]

  1. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 22 December 2011.