Louis Christophe François Hachette
1800
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1864
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: Pensionnat normal, Lycée Louis-le-Grand
occupation: publisher, printer, writer, businessperson
award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour
position held: president
Louis Christophe François Hachette (pronounced [lwi kʁistɔf fʁɑ̃swa aʃɛt]) (5 May 1800 – 31 July 1864) was a French publisher who established a Paris publishing house designed to produce books and other material to improve the system of school instruction. Publications were initially focused on the classics and subsequently expanded to include books and magazines of all types. The firm is currently part of a global publishing house. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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