| Person Name | Allen & Unwin; George Allen and Sons was established in 1871, becoming George Allen and Unwin in 1914. The firm was amalgamated in 1986 with Bell & Hyman to form Unwin Hyman Limited. The Australian directors of Allen & Unwin have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was sold to HarperCollins in 1990. Source: Wikipedia; 1871; Publishing Company |