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John Rivington (1720-1792)

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Type de notice: PersonneNom et dates: John Rivington (1720-1792)

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London : 1742-1792 – (N° 62 ; In) Saint Paul's churchyard – At the Bible and Crown

Bibliothèque nationale de France: Notice n^o 12417555, https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12417555pISNI: Notice n^o 000000006308154X, https://isni.org/isni/000000006308154XSource: Catalogue général de la Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Libraire ; éditeur de la "Society for promoting Christian knowledge" (1760) – Quatrième fils du libraire de Londres Charles I Rivington chez qui il est apprenti de mai 1735 à juin 1742, et à qui il succède. Gouverneur de plusieurs hôpitaux – Travaille en association avec son frère James Rivington jusqu'en 1756 ; avec William Innys en 1756 ; avec ses fils Francis Rivington, de 1768 à 1792, Charles III Rivington, de 1777 à 1792, John II Rivington, de 1780 à 1785.

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