Daniel MacMillan
Daniel MacMillan (Scottish Gaelic: Dòmhnall MacMhaolain; 13 September 1813 – 27 June 1857) was a Scottish publisher from the Isle of Arran, Scotland. MacMillan was one of the co-founders of Macmillan Publishers along with his brother Alexander in London.
For other people named Daniel Macmillan, see Daniel Macmillan.
Daniel MacMillan
Life[edit]
Daniel MacMillan was born on 13 September 1813 on the farm of Achog, just north of Corrie on the Isle of Arran, to a crofting family. Moving to London, he founded Macmillan Publishers, with his brother Alexander.[1][2]
In 1833, he came to London to work for a Cambridge bookseller.
In 1844, he decided to expand into the publishing business.[3]
Macmillan, with the recommendation of his brother Alexander, sent George Edward Brett to open the first American office in New York.[4]
He died in Cambridge on 27 June 1857.[3]
He is buried in the Mill Road cemetery, Cambridge.