Jonathan Leavitt Publisher - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Jonathan Leavitt Publisher
- Jonathan Leavitt (January 20, 1797 – May 6, 1852) was a bookbinder who later co-founded the New York City publishing firm of Leavitt & Trow, one of the nation's first publishing houses.
- Leavitt was also co-founder of another early New York publishing house with his brother-in-law Daniel Appleton.
- George Palmer Putnam, who went on to found a New York publishing dynasty, received his first job from Leavitt.
- Eventually Jonathan Leavitt went into business on his own, and after his death the firm was run by his son George Ayres Leavitt.
