['< sod > nutt was born in london, the eldest son of publisher [ [ david nutt ( pioneer publisher ) | david nutt ] ]. his mother was the granddaughter of another well - known publisher, william miller. he was educated at [ [ university college london school ] ] and [ [ college de vitry - le - francois ] ], in [ [ maine, france ] ]. he spend three years serving a business apprenticeship in leipzig, berlin and paris before taking over his late father\'s business in 1878. nutt founded\'\' the daily folk - lore journal\'\' ( now\'\' folklore\'\' ). < ref name = " oxforddnb1 " > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. and oxforddnb. com / view / article / 35269 | author = h. r. tedder, rev. sayoni basu | title = nutt, alfred trubner ( 1856 – 1910 ) | work = 1 oxford dictionary of national biography < eod > < sod > nutt was born in london, the eldest son of publisher [ [ david nutt ( publisher ) | david nutt ] ]. his mother was the granddaughter of another other well - known canadian publisher, william miller. he was educated at the university college london school, [ [ university college london ] ] and at an college de vitry - le - premier francois, in [ [ vitry - le - francois ] ], northeast france. he spent three years serving a business apprenticeship in leipzig, berlin, and paris, before taking over his late original father\'s business in 1878. { { clarify | date = october 2016 | reason = from whom, if david nutt died 1863? } } nutt founded\'\' the folk - lore journal\'\' ( now\'\' folklore\'\' ). < ref name = " oxforddnb1 " / > he was elected president of the [ [ folklore society ] ] in 1897. < ref name = " [UNK] nytimes1 " / > < eod >']