George S. Appleton

Philadelphia

LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

BiographyGeorge Swett Appleton (1821–1878) was an American publisher, the third son of Daniel Appleton. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts, studied in Leipzig, and for a number of years was a publisher and a book seller in Philadelphia.

In 1849, with his three brothers, John, William, and Sidney, he succeeded to his father's publishing business in New York. He was a scholar and art connoisseur, becoming literary adviser to the firm. Appletons' Art Journal and the Popular Science Monthly were planned by him.

Appleton, George Swett. New International Encyclopedia, 1905.

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