Nichols, a family of printers and antiquaries, associated with the Gentleman's Magazine from 1778 to 1856. To it belonged John Nichols (1745–1826); his son, John Bowyer Nichols (1779–1863); and his son, John Gough Nichols (1806–73).
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 494
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