Robert Young (10 September 1822 – 14 October 1888) was a Scottish publisher who was self-taught and proficient in various Oriental languages.

He eventually joined the Free Church, and in 1847 he started his own business of printing and selling books, particularly of works related to Old Testament studies, with a shop at 5 North Bank Street off the Royal Mile.

[3] For three years he was connected with Thomas Chalmers's Territorial church sabbath school in the West Port, Edinburgh.

From 1856 to 1861, he was a literary missionary and superintendent of the mission press at Surat; and during this time he added Gujarati to his acquirements.

[6] On starting business as a printer, he published works intended to facilitate the study of the Old Testament and its versions, of which the first was an edition with translation of Maimonides's 613 precepts.