Isaiah Thomas

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Isaiah Thomas was an influential early American printer, publisher, and historian best known for founding the American Antiquarian Society and documenting the history of American printing.

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instanceOf American patriot
person
printer
publisher
apprenticedTo Zachariah Fowle NERFINISHED
burialPlace Worcester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
collected early American books and newspapers
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain NERFINISHED
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1749-01-19
dateOfDeath 1831-04-04
educatedAt apprenticeship in printing trade
familyName Thomas NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork American history
book collecting
printing
publishing
founded American Antiquarian Society NERFINISHED
fullName Isaiah Thomas NERFINISHED
genre bibliography
history of printing
givenName Isaiah NERFINISHED
inceptionOfFoundedOrganization 1812
knownFor founding the American Antiquarian Society
publishing the Massachusetts Spy
writing "The History of Printing in America"
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Antiquarian Society NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableAchievement created one of the earliest comprehensive histories of American printing
notableWork The History of Printing in America NERFINISHED
occupation bookseller
historian
newspaper editor
printer
publisher
placeOfBirth Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Worcester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
positionHeld first president of the American Antiquarian Society
publicationDateOfNotableWork 1810
publisherOf Massachusetts Spy NERFINISHED
reasonForRelocationOfPublication to avoid British suppression in Boston
relocatedPublicationTo Worcester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
roleInEvent patriot printer during the American Revolution
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED

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