Sir Henry Cole
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Sir Henry Cole was a 19th-century British civil servant and inventor best known for helping to organize the Great Exhibition of 1851 and for introducing the first commercial Christmas card.
Aliases (8)
- Henry Cole ×2
- Sir Henry Cole, British civil servant ×1
- Sir Henry Cole, British designer ×1
- Sir Henry Cole, civil servant ×1
- Sir Henry Cole, civil servant and inventor ×1
- Sir Henry Cole, founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum ×1
- Sir Henry Cole, museum director ×1
- Sir Henry Cole, organizer of the Great Exhibition ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British civil servant
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cultural entrepreneur → human → inventor → museum director → |
| awardReceived |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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| collaboratedWith |
John Callcott Horsley
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → |
| dateOfBirth |
1808-07-15
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| dateOfDeath |
1882-04-18
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| designed |
first commercial Christmas card
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| educatedAt |
Christ's Hospital
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| employer |
Board of Trade
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Public Record Office → |
| era |
Victorian era
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| fieldOfWork |
industrial design
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museum development → postal reform → public administration → |
| genre |
administrative reform
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| honorificPrefix |
Sir
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| influenced |
development of art and design education in Britain
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museum practice in the 19th century → |
| knownFor |
Great Exhibition of 1851
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development of the Victoria and Albert Museum → first commercial Christmas card → reform of the British postal system → |
| memberOf |
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
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| name |
Henry Cole
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| notableWork |
introduction of the first commercial Christmas card in 1843
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organization of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations → |
| occupation |
civil servant
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designer → editor → inventor → museum director → |
| placeOfBirth |
Bath
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England → Somerset → |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London → South Kensington → |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Keeper of the Public Records
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Superintendent of the Great Exhibition of 1851 → first director of the South Kensington Museum → organizer of international exhibitions → |
| workLocation |
London
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South Kensington → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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West Norwood Cemetery
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West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Cole, civil servant") → West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Cole, founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum") → West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Cole, organizer of the Great Exhibition") → West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Cole, museum director") → West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Cole, civil servant and inventor") → West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Cole, British civil servant") → West Norwood Cemetery ("Sir Henry Cole, British designer") → |
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Great Exhibition of 1851
("Henry Cole")
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Sir Henry Cole
("Henry Cole")
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name |