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Henry Cole

Henry Cole (15 July 1808 – 18 April 1882) was a British civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in the 19th century in the United Kingdom. Cole is credited with devising the concept of sending greetings cards at Christmas time, introducing the world's first commercial Christmas card in 1843.

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English civil servant and inventor (1808–1882)

Born 15 Jul 1808
Died 18 Apr 1882

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  • Cover of: A Hand-book for the Architecture, Tapestries, Paintings, Gardens, and ...
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    First published in 1843 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Fifty Years of Public Work of Sir Henry Cole, K. C. B. , Accounted for in His Deeds, Speeches and Writings; Volume 2

    First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: hand-book for the architecture, sculptures, tombs, and decorations of Westminster Abbey

    First published in 1842 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Fifty years of public work of Sir Henry Cole, K. C. B., accounted for in his deeds, speeches and writings.
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    First published in 1884 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Addresses of the Superintendents of the Department of Practical Art, by H. Cole and R. Redgrave

    First published in 2018 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Fifty Years of Public Work of Sir Henry Cole, K. C. B., Accounted for in His Deeds, Speeches and Writings; Volume 1

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Hand-book for the National Gallery: containing 1., a numerical catalogue of the pictures, and remarks : 2., alphabetical list of the painters, their chronology, their schools, and references to their pictures
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    Cover of edition handbookfornatio00cole_0 First published in 1844 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Felix Summerly's Hand Book for the National Gallery

    First published in 2018 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Felix Summerly's (pseud. i.e. Sir H. Cole) handbook for the city of Canterbury.

    First published in 1843 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Supplement to the Universal Catalogue of Books on art. Compiled for the use of the National Art Library and the Schools of art in the United Kingdom

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fifty years of public work of Sir Henry Cole, accounted for in his deeds, speeches and writings

    First published in 1884 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Felix Summerly's pleasure excursions: as guides for making day's excursions on the eastern counties, south-eastern Brighton and south coast south-western and London and north western railways. With seventy-four engravings

    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A hand-book to Hampton Court

    First published in 1884 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Railway eccentrics: inconsistencies of men of genius exemplified in the practice and precept of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and in the theoretical opinions of Charles Alexander Saunders

    First published in 1846 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A handbook for Westminster Abbey

    First published in 1891 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Shall we keep the Crystal Palace: and have riding and walking in all weather among flowers, fountains, and sculpture?

    First published in 1851 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Works of Thomas Love Peacock: Preface. Biographical Notice. Headlong Hall. Melincourt. Nightmare Abby

    First published in 2020 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: National culture and recreation antidotes to vice.
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    First published in 1875 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox.
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    First published in 1967 — 1 edition
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English civil servant and inventor (1808–1882)

Born 15 Jul 1808
Died 18 Apr 1882

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Handbooks, manuals, Animals, Arts, Arts administrators, Biography, Catalogs, Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England), Decoration and ornament, Description, Description and travel, Fiction, Folklore, Foxes, Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England), Great Western Railway (Great Britain), Guide-books, Guidebooks, Hampton Court (Richmond upon Thames, London, England), Handbooks, manuals, etc, History, National Gallery (Great Britain), Railroad gauges, Railroads, Westminister Abbey, Westminster Abbey

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England, London

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Charles Alexander Saunders, Henry Cole (1808-1882), Henry Cole Sir (1808-1882), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)

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February 18, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternatives names
February 18, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
February 18, 2022 Edited by dcapillae add bio
February 18, 2022 Edited by dcapillae Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import