Alexander Stuart Strahan (1833–1918)

Scottish publisher. Founded Strahan & Co. in partnership with William Isbister in 1858; moved to London in 1862. Founded the periodicals Good Words, the Sunday Magazine, Argosy, and the Contemporary Review. Forced to resign from Strahan & Co., 1872; in 1874 the firm’s name was changed to Isbister & Co.