George Amos Poole, III | |
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Born | George Amos Poole, III April 8, 1907 |
Died | March 21, 1990 | (aged 82)
Education | University of Chicago Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Printer, Business Executive, Philanthropist, University of Chicago Trustee |
Parent | George Amos Poole, II |
George Amos Poole III (8 April 1907 – 21 March 1990)[1][2] was an American printer who formed an important collection of manuscripts and examples of early printing that was acquired by David A. Randall for the Lilly Library at Indiana University.[3]
Poole attended the University of Chicago and Yale University and went on to direct the Chicago printers Poole Brothers. He was a trustee of the Newberry Library and the University of Chicago.[1] He married Ellen Stuart on 20 September 1930.[4]