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The merged company bought J. B. Lippincott & Co. of Philadelphia in 1990; it merged Lippincott with the Raven Press to form Lippincott-Raven in 1995. [2] In 1997 and 1998, Wolters Kluwer acquired Thomson Science (owner of the Current Opinion medical journals), and Plenum and merged the medical publications of each with Lippincott-Raven. [3]
Lippincott & Margulies was acquired in 1986 by Marsh & McLennan, an insurance conglomerate expanding its focus into management consulting. [3] Lippincott & Margulies soon began working with another Marsh & McLennan property, Mercer Management Consulting; both shared some of the same corporate clients.
A portrait of Joshua Ballinger Lippincott by Thomas Eakins. Joshua Ballinger Lippincott (March 18, 1813 – January 5, 1886) [2] founded the publishing company in Philadelphia when he was 23 years old. J. B. Lippincott & Co. began business publishing Bibles and prayer books before expanding into history, biography, fiction, poetry, and gift books.
The Joseph W. Lippincott Award was established in 1938 by the American Library Association. [1]It is presented annually to a librarian for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship, such service to include outstanding participation in the activities of the professional library association, notable published professional writing, or other significant activity on behalf of the ...
Joseph Lippincott, engineer involved in the California Water Wars in the 1900s; Joshua Lippincott (1835–1906), Chancellor of the University of Kansas 1883–1889; Joshua Ballinger Lippincott, founder of J. B. Lippincott & Co. His grandson Joseph Wharton Lippincott (1887–1976), American publisher, author, naturalist, and sportsman
Lippincott's was published by J. B. Lippincott of Philadelphia until 1914, then by McBride, Nast & Co. There were 96 semi-annual volumes. There were 96 semi-annual volumes. From 1881 to 1885 they were issued as vols. 1 to 10 "New Series" or "N.S." (see image) and bound such as "Old Series, Vol. XXVII – New Series, Vol.
In 1937 he joined the family firm he would serve for 41 years. He served in the Army during World War II and returned to the Company in 1945. [2] During his years as president, Lippincott oversaw the rapid expansion of the company in the 1950s and 1960s, the transformation of Lippincott into a public company in 1972, and its eventual acquisition by Harper & Row (now called “HarperCollins ...
Alight Solutions is an information technology and consulting company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company provides cloud-based digital business and human capital service solutions [ clarification needed ] ; particularly within the areas of wealth and health resources. [ 1 ]