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James Herbert McGraw (December 17, 1860 in Harmony, New York – February 21, 1948) was co-founder of what is now McGraw-Hill Education. He was the president of McGraw-Hill from 1917 to 1928. The McGraw Publishing Company and the Hill Publishing Company merged their book departments in 1909.

McGraw Publishing Company

In his early life, James McGraw worked as a schoolteacher. He purchased the American Journal of Railway Appliances in 1888, and eleven years later established The McGraw Publishing Company. Originally specializing in technical publications, the company merged with the Hill Publishing Company in 1917 and expanded into textbooks for high schools and colleges.

See also

• McGraw Hill Education
• S&P Global, formerly known as McGraw-Hill Financial

References

1. "McGraw family". Forbes. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

• Harvard Business School: Bio: James H. McGraw

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