Alfred Harmsworth

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Alfred Harmsworth was a pioneering British newspaper magnate and press baron who helped shape modern popular journalism in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
human
media magnate
newspaper proprietor
press baron
publisher
alsoKnownAs Alfred Harmsworth
surface form: Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

Alfred Harmsworth
surface form: Lord Northcliffe
birthDate 1865-07-15
birthPlace Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland
burialPlace St Mary the Virgin Church, Thame
surface form: St Mary’s Church, Thame, Oxfordshire
causeOfDeath infective endocarditis
coFounded Amalgamated Press
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
createdViscount 1918
deathDate 1922-08-14
deathPlace London, England
educatedAt St Marylebone Grammar School
elevatedToPeerage 1905
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Harmsworth
founded Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
fullName Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
givenName Alfred
influenced British public opinion during the First World War
knownFor innovations in newspaper layout and headlines
sensationalist and populist journalistic style
marriageStart 1888
nationality British
notableFor pioneering mass-circulation popular newspapers in Britain
shaping modern popular journalism in the early 20th century
occupation businessman
journalist
newspaper publisher
owned The Observer
The Times
parent Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alfred Harmsworth Sr.

Geraldine Mary Harmsworth
politicalAlignment Conservative
religion Anglicanism
residence London, England
surface form: London
sibling Cecil Harmsworth
Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
spouse Mary Elizabeth Milner
title Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baron Northcliffe

Baronet
Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Viscount Northcliffe

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Daily Mirror founder Alfred Harmsworth
Northcliffe House, Kensington, London namedAfter Alfred Harmsworth
this entity surface form: Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Daily Mail foundedBy Alfred Harmsworth
Daily Mail foundedBy Alfred Harmsworth
this entity surface form: Harold Harmsworth
Alfred Harmsworth fullName Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
Alfred Harmsworth alsoKnownAs Alfred Harmsworth
this entity surface form: Lord Northcliffe
Alfred Harmsworth alsoKnownAs Alfred Harmsworth
this entity surface form: Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
Alfred Harmsworth title Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Baron Northcliffe
Alfred Harmsworth title Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Viscount Northcliffe
Alfred Harmsworth sibling Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Alfred Harmsworth parent Alfred Harmsworth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Alfred Harmsworth Sr.