Graeme Mercer Adam

Graeme Mercer Adam

Graeme Mercer Adam, (25 May 1839 – 30 October 1912), was a Canadian author, editor, and publisher.

Adam was born in Scotland where he developed a deep interest in publishing. He moved moved to Toronto to run a bookstore. He shortly teamed with a partner to form Rollo & Adam, which ventured into publishing. Their first significant publication was entitled "British American Magazine". It was edited by Henry Youle Hind, a geologist and writer about the Canadian northwest. The publication, although short-lived, was the first of a long series of important Canadian periodicals published by Adam.

References

* [http://virtualology.com/graememerceradam/ Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos. Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 ]
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7167 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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