David Blackwood Paul (1908–1965) was a New Zealand bookseller and publisher. He was born in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

, New Zealand, in 1908. He was married to

Janet Paul Dame Janet Elaine Paul (née Wilkinson; 9 November 1919 – 28 July 2004) was a New Zealand publisher, painter and art historian, based in Wellington. She was married to Blackwood Paul and they had a publishing business together specialising ...

and they had a publishing business together specialising in New Zealand poetry. Their publishing firm was sold to

Longman Longman, also known as Pearson Longman, is a publishing company founded in London, England, in 1724 and is owned by Pearson PLC. Since 1968, Longman has been used primarily as an imprint by Pearson's Schools business. The Longman brand is also ...

in 1967, and continued publishing as Longman Paul until 1972. Janet and Blackwood Paul had four daughters, one of whom,

Joanna Margaret Paul Joanna Margaret Paul (14 December 1945 – 29 May 2003) was a New Zealand visual artist, poet and film-maker. Early life and education Paul was one of four daughters of pioneering New Zealand publisher Blackwood Paul and artist and writer Ja ...

, became a well-known New Zealand artist, poet, publisher and film-maker.

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