Isaac Elzevir, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIsaac Elzevir
Dutch printer and publisher
Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1596
Date of Death: 08-Oct-1651
Profession: publisher
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Isaac Elzevir
- Isaac Elzevir (11 March 1596, Leiden – 8 October 1651, Cologne), in Dutch Isaac Elsevier, was a Dutch publisher and printer who began printing with one of the earliest printing press in the city of Leyden in the year 1617.
- Although the House of Elzevir ceased publishing in 1712, the modern Dutch Elsevier company was founded in 1880 and took its name from the historic Dutch publishing house.
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