Hugh Beaver

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Hugh Beaver was a British engineer and businessman best known for initiating the creation of the Guinness World Records reference book.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
affiliation Guinness NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
employer Guinness Brewery NERFINISHED
familyName Beaver NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork business management
engineering
gender male
givenName Hugh
hasInfluenceOn popular culture through Guinness World Records
reference publishing industry
hasNotableAchievement conceived idea of a fact-based records book to settle pub arguments
inspiredCreationOf Guinness World Records NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf biographical articles about the origin of Guinness World Records
knownFor initiating the creation of the Guinness World Records reference book
languageSpoken English
name Hugh Beaver NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableWork Guinness World Records (concept originator) NERFINISHED
occupation businessman
engineer
positionHeld managing director of Guinness Brewery
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Guinness World Records foundedBy Hugh Beaver