Hugh Mason
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Hugh Mason was an 18th-century English shopkeeper and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the luxury London department store Fortnum & Mason.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh Mason canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
person ⓘ shopkeeper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
British royal household (via Fortnum & Mason)
British upper-class clientele ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| businessPartner | William Fortnum ⓘ |
| coFounded | Fortnum & Mason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commerce
ⓘ
department stores ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | British retail history ⓘ |
| industry |
food retail
ⓘ
luxury goods ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| influenced | development of luxury department stores in London ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-founding Fortnum & Mason ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | establishing a high-end grocery and provisions business in Piccadilly ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Fortnum & Mason as a luxury department store ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
shopkeeper ⓘ |
| partOf | history of London department stores ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Piccadilly ⓘ
surface form:
Piccadilly, London
|
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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