Surname: Japp Forename(s): Alexander Hay b. 27 December 1836. d. 29 September 1905. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet, translator, fiction writer, journalist, literary adviser, and publisher. Pseudonyms
include “E. Conder Gray,” “A. J. P.”, “A. N. Mount Rose,” “A. F. Scot,” “Rupert II,”
“H. A. Page,” “P. J,” and “Paul May.” Born in Montrose. Attended University of Edinburgh
without graduating. General literary adviser to Strahan publishers, working as an
editor for their periodicals (including Good Words), and later Hurst and Blackett (1882-1888). Established the publishers Marshall,
Japp, & Co in 1880, which was purchased by T. Fisher Unwin in 1882. Close friend and
correspondent of Robert Louis Stevenson. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)