George Newnes

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Member of Parliament baronet businessperson human magazine editor publisher

George Newnes was a prominent British publisher and editor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for founding influential magazines such as The Strand Magazine, which popularized Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories.

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magazine editor ⓘ
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
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era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
familyName Newnes ⓘ
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The Strand Magazine ⓘ
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gender male ⓘ
genre magazine publishing ⓘ
popular journalism ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasPartInHisLegacy Newnes railway developments in Lynton area ⓘ
influenced Arthur Conan Doyle’s popularity ⓘ
knownFor innovative mass-market magazines ⓘ
popularizing Sherlock Holmes stories ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
name George Newnes self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notablePublication The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Westminster Gazette ⓘ
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notableWork The Strand Magazine ⓘ
The Westminster Gazette ⓘ
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occupation editor ⓘ
magazine founder ⓘ
publisher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Lynton ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Newmarket ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
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Lynton ⓘ
surface form: Lynton, Devon
significantEvent publication of Sherlock Holmes stories in The Strand Magazine ⓘ
title 1st Baronet ⓘ

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Hugh Alexander Pollock → employer → George Newnes ⓘ
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