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Inc. Encyclopaedia Britannica
A name tied to one of the world’s best-known reference works, this publisher helped shape how generations of readers discovered history, science, literature, and more. Its story stretches from 18th-century Edinburgh to a modern digital learning company.
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About the author
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. is not an individual author but the publishing company behind Encyclopaedia Britannica and related reference works. The company’s roots go back to the first Encyclopaedia Britannica, published in Edinburgh in 1768, and over time it grew into one of the most recognizable names in general knowledge publishing.
Today, Britannica is based in Chicago and is also connected with Merriam-Webster. Its long history reflects the changing way people look up information: from heavyweight printed volumes to online reference, education, and learning tools.
For readers, the name signals concise, expert-led background on a huge range of subjects. If this title lists Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. as the author, it usually means the work was created or curated by Britannica’s editorial team rather than written by a single named person.