MELBOURNE CUMMINGS FOUNDER OF PUBLISHING COMPANY

From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 12, 1990 | Copyright information

Melbourne Wesley Cummings, who founded the Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. in 1942, died Tuesdayin his home in Melrose. He was 84.

Addison-Wesley, which moved its headquarters from Kendall Square, Cambridge, to Reading in 1956, is the fifth-largest publisher of college textbooks. The company specializes in mathematics and science texts for students at all levels.

Mr. Cummings retired in 1988 after serving as president and chairman of the worldwide oreganization.

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