John Murray (publishing house)

John Murray
John Murray
Parent companyHachette UK (brand under Lagardère Group)
Statusactive
Founded1768; 256 years ago (1768)
FounderJohn Murray
Country of originScotland
Headquarters locationLondon, England
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.johnmurray.co.uk

John Murray is a Scottish publisher, known for the authors it has published in its long history including Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, Edward Whymper, Thomas Robert Malthus, David Ricardo, and Charles Darwin. Since 2004, it has been owned by conglomerate Lagardère under the Hachette UK brand.