The Encyclopedia Americana (1906)/Munn, Orson Desaix

Munn, Orson Desaix, American publisher: b. Monson, Hampden County, Mass., 11 June 1824. He was educated at the academy in Monson, was a clerk and country store-keeper there until 1846, and then bought the 'Scientific American,' which he has published since that date. He is also head of Munn & Company, patent solicitors.