| Frederick Victor Grey Wymark | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1872 Stawell, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | `19 October 1942 (aged 80) Church Point, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Bookseller, book and manuscript collector, collector of Australiana |
Frederick Victor Grey Wymark (6 October 1872 – 19 October 1942) was an Australian Australiana collector, book collector and bookseller.
Biography
Wymark was born in Stawell, Victoria to a local Victorian mother and British father, he came to Sydney in 1884 and grew up in Wooloomooloo, when David Angus opened a book store in Market Street, Sydney, Wymark became his assistant and was then apprenticed by Angus in 1890, Angus subsequently with his business partner established the retailer Angus & Robertson bookstores. After David Angus died in 1900, Wymark took over the majority share of the company with George Robertson. Wymark died in Church Point, New South Wales in 1942.
See also
References
- Wymark, Marjorie. "Wymark, Frederick Victor Grey (1872–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- Australian Booksellers Association; Manton, George Jervis, 1876-1961 (1980), The early Australian booksellers : the Australian Booksellers Association memorial book of fellowship, Australian Booksellers Association, ISBN 978-0-9598893-2-1
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