About Jane Aitken
Lived 1764 – 1832 (aged 68). Jane Aitken was an American publisher and bookbinder.
Jane Aitken (1764–1832) was an American printer and publisher known for printing Charles Thomson's translation of the Septuagint into English, as well as Rebecca Rush's novel Kelroy. She was the first printer to issue a Philadelphia census directory containing a section devoted to "persons of colour".
Some of her papers are held in the collections of one of her clients, the American Philosophical Society.
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Who was Jane Aitken?
American printer
When was Jane Aitken born?
Jane Aitken was born on 11 July 1764 in Paisley.
When did Jane Aitken die?
Jane Aitken died on 29 August 1832 in Germantown.
What was Jane Aitken's occupation?
Jane Aitken was a publisher and bookbinder.
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Jane Aitken was American.
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