Egerton Smith
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Egerton Smith was a Liverpool
publisher, founder of the Liverpool Mercury.
Egerton Smith was the son of Egerton Smith the elder (died 1788) and Ann Prescott. He joined his mother and then his brother in the family firm, making navigational instruments, and took out a patent
for one invention in 1809. However, he increasingly turned towards printing and publishing. He founded the Liverpoool Mercury newspaper in 1811, and a weekly magazine, The Kaleidoscope
, in 1818. Smith was also active in founding mechanics institutes and became a well-known local philanthropist
.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
publisher, founder of the Liverpool Mercury.
Egerton Smith was the son of Egerton Smith the elder (died 1788) and Ann Prescott. He joined his mother and then his brother in the family firm, making navigational instruments, and took out a patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
for one invention in 1809. However, he increasingly turned towards printing and publishing. He founded the Liverpoool Mercury newspaper in 1811, and a weekly magazine, The Kaleidoscope
The Kaleidoscope
The Kaleidoscope; or, Literary and Scientific Mirror was an English weekly published between 1818 and 1831 by the Liverpool publisher Egerton Smith , who had established the Liverpool Mercury in 1811. The magazine's name was taken from David Brewster's recent invention...
, in 1818. Smith was also active in founding mechanics institutes and became a well-known local philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
.