David Angus
- Category : 1855-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 5/1 - Heretical / Investigator
- Definition : Split - Small (6,39,41)
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Cycles 1
Biography
Scottish bookseller who, with George Robertson set up the iconic Angus & Robertson bookstore in Sydney, Australia, known as the "biggest bookshop in the world."
In the 1950s, Angus & Robertson began the growth which led it to become Australia's first nationwide chain of bookstores. In 2006, the company had over 170 stores spread throughout the country, and it claimed that it had more than twice as many stores as Australia's next largest bookseller.
Angus died of tuberculosis in Edinburgh on 21 February 1901.