Joshua Ballinger Lippincott (March 18, 1813 – January 5, 1886) was an American publisher who founded the J. B. Lippincott & Co. publishing house in 1836.
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Early life
Lippincott was born in March 18, 1813, in Juliustown, New Jersey, the only child of Jacob Lippincott (1782–1834) and Sarah Ballinger (1789–1873).
By the time Lippincott was fourteen, his family had moved to Philadelphia, where he began selling books.
Career
In 1836, Lippincott established J. B. Lippincott & Co., a publishing house. He purchased Grigg, Elliott & Co. in 1849, and reorganized as Lippincott, Grambo & Co. Grimbo retired in 1855, at which point the company reverted to its original name.
A fire in 1899 destroyed Lippincott headquarters, causing around $3 million in damage, but the company returned to its previous success level by the middle of the 20th century.