Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Founded	1768; Edinburgh, Scotland
Founder	Colin Macfarquhar; Andrew Bell;
Country of origin	Scotland
Headquarters location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Key people	Jacqui Safra (President); Jorge Cauz (CEO);
Imprints	Merriam-Webster
Owner(s)	Jacqui Safra
No. of employees	About 400 (300 in Chicago, 100 worldwide)
Official website	corporate.britannica.com

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. is the company known for publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest continuously published encyclopaedia. The company also owns the American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, and though historically British, is now based in Chicago, USA.

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