Andrew Millar was a British

United Kingdom

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 publisher.

About 1729, he started business as a bookseller and publisher in the Strand

Strand, London

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, London

London

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. His own judgment in literary matters was small, but he collected an excellent staff of literary advisers, and did not hesitate to pay what at the time were considered large prices for good material. "I respect Millar, sir," said Dr Johnson

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...

 in 1755, "he has raised the price of literature." He paid Thomson £105 for The Seasons, and Fielding

Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones....

 a total sum of £700 for Tom Jones

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. First published on 28 February 1749, Tom Jones is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel...

and £1000 for Amelia.

He was one of the syndicate of booksellers who financed Johnson's Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language

Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language....

 in 1755, and on him the work of seeing that book through the press mainly fell. During the same year Millar published the first edition of the Mitchell Map

Mitchell Map

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. He also published the histories of Robertson

Joseph Robertson

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 and Hume

David Hume

David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...

.

His apprentice, Thomas Becket (or Beckett), was one of the parties involved in the copyright

Copyright

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 lawsuit of Donaldson v Beckett.

He died at his villa at Kew Green, near London, on 8 June 1768.

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