William Chambers (publisher)
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[[Image:WilliamChambersofGlenormiston.jpg|thumb|200px|Statue erected in memory of William Chambers of Glenormiston. It faces the [[Royal Museum]] in [[Chambers Street]], Edinburgh.]]'''William Chambers''' of Glenormiston ([[April 16]], [[1800]] - [[May 20]], [[1883]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[publisher]] and politician, the brother of [[Robert Chambers]].
He was born in [[Peebles]] and came to [[Edinburgh]] in [[1814]] to work in the bookselling trade. He opened his own shop in [[1819]] and branched out into printing. With his younger brother, Robert, he produced books of Scottish interest, such as ''[[Gazetteer of Scotland]]''. Their publishing business prospered, and in [[1859]] - the year in which ''[[Chambers's Encyclopaedia]]'' saw the light - he founded a museum and art gallery in Peebles. He and his brother started what was to become [[Chambers Harrap]] Publishers.
As [[Lord Provost of Edinburgh]] from [[1865]] to 1869, he was responsible for the restoration of [[St Giles Cathedral]]. A statue was erected in his memory in Edinburgh, not far from the church.
==See also==
* [[Chambers Harrap|Chambers Harrap Publishers]]
== External links ==
* {{gutenberg author| id=William+Chambers | name=William Chambers}}
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