George Amos Poole
American printer
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| Intro | American printer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Printer | |
| Work field | Business | |
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| Birth | 8 April 1907 | |
| Death | 21 March 1990 (aged 83 years) | |
| Star sign | Aries |
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George Amos Poole III (8 April 1907 – 21 March 1990) was an American printer who formed an important collection of manuscripts and examples of early printing that was acquired by David A. Randall for the Lilly Library at Indiana University.
Poole attended Chicago University and Yale and went on to direct the Chicago printers Poole Brothers. He was a trustee of the Newberry Library and the University of Chicago. He married Ellen Stuart on 20 September 1930.