Abraham John Valpy
Abraham John Valpy (1786 – 19 November 1854) was an English printer and publisher.
Life
He was the son of the Reading schoolmaster Richard Valpy and was born in that town. He is remembered in connection with two great undertakings in the department of classical literature. These were reissues of (1) Stephanus' Greek Thesaurus, for which E. H. Barker was chiefly responsible; and (2) Valpy's Delphin Classics in 143 volumes with text drawn from the 18th century French Delphin Classics (Ad usum Delphini) series and with variorum notes, under the editorial superintendence of George Dyer. He also founded the Classical Journal in 1810.[1]
Notes
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Valpy, Richard, s.v.". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 866.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the References
- William Prideaux Courtney, Valpy, Abraham John (DNB00), Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885–1900, Volume 58; revised edition of entry published as: Courtney, W. P.; Jenkyns, Richard. "Valpy, Abraham John (bap. 1786, d. 1854)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28054. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- Works by or about Abraham John Valpy in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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