Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Johnson, Rossiter

JOHNSON, ROSSITER, an American editor; born in Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1840; was educated there, and edited the Rochester &ldquo;Democrat&rdquo; jointly with Robert Carter. From 1869 to 1872 he edited the Concord (N. H.) &ldquo;Statesman&rdquo;; in 1873-1877 was associated with George Ripley and Charles A. Dana in editing the &ldquo;American Cyclopædia&rdquo;; in 1879-1880 aided Sydney Howard Gay in his &ldquo;History of the United States.&rdquo; In 1883 he became editor of the &ldquo;Annual Cyclopædia.&rdquo; He devised and edited the series of &ldquo;Little Classics&rdquo; (16 vols. 1874-1875; two additional vols. 1880). He was editor-in-chief of the &ldquo;World's Great Books&rdquo; (50 vols. 1898-1901). &ldquo; Life of Captain John Smith&rdquo; (1916); &ldquo;Episodes of Civil War&rdquo; (1916).