Richard Whittaker (d. 1648; fl. 1619–48)
Identifiers
- Grubstreet: 26130
- VIAF: 78662586
Occupations
- Publisher
Names
- Richard Whittaker
- Richard Whitaker
Richard Whitaker, bookseller at the King's Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1619–48. Successor to Thomas Norton.
A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667, by Henry Plomer (1907)
WHITAKER (RICHARD), bookseller in London; Kings Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1619–48. Took up his freedom May 3rd, 1619. [Arber, iii. 685.] In partnership with Thomas Whitaker, q.v. They had an extensive business, and published much of the best literature of the period. Richard Whitaker was a warden of the Company of Stationers in the years 1643–5. He died on February 5th, 1647/8. [Smyth's Obituary, p. 25.]