Harry Selfridge

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Harry Selfridge was an American-born retail magnate who founded the London department store Selfridges and became a pioneering figure in modern shopping and advertising.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Harry Gordon Selfridge 7
Gordon Selfridge Jr. 1
Harry Selfridge canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson ⓘ
department store ⓘ
department store founder ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
retail magnate ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
television series ⓘ
basedOn the life of Harry Selfridge ⓘ
burialPlace St Mark’s Churchyard, Highcliffe, Dorset, United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1858-01-11 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1947-05-08 ⓘ
education worked from a young age instead of formal higher education ⓘ
employer Marshall Field & Company ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Field
ethnicGroup American of English descent ⓘ
familyName Selfridge ⓘ
founded Selfridges ⓘ
fullName Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWork retail innovation ⓘ
givenName Harry ⓘ
hasRepresentationIn television series "Mr Selfridge" ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Selfridge
influenced development of modern department stores ⓘ
modern advertising practices in retail ⓘ
knownFor founding Selfridges department store in London ⓘ
innovative advertising and merchandising ⓘ
pioneering modern retailing techniques ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
location Oxford Street, London, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Street
middleName Gordon ⓘ
notableAchievement helped popularize window displays as an art form in retail ⓘ
introduced customer-centric services in department stores ⓘ
notableIdea "only x shopping days until Christmas" marketing phrase ⓘ
"the customer is always right" ⓘ
notableWork creation of Selfridges as a shopping destination and leisure space ⓘ
numberOfChildren 5 ⓘ
occupation advertising innovator ⓘ
business executive ⓘ
junior partner at Marshall Field & Company ⓘ
retailer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ripon, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ
linked to: Ripon, Wisconsin
placeOfDeath Putney, London, United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld chairman of Selfridges ⓘ
managing director of Selfridges ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
London, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England
spouse Rosalie Amelia Buckingham ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jeremy Piven → characterPlayed → Harry Selfridge ⓘ
Greg Austin → portrayed → Gordon Selfridge Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
Mr. Selfridge → basedOn → Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
Mr. Selfridge → mainCharacter → Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
Mr. Selfridge → protagonistName → Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
Harry Selfridge → fullName → Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
Selfridge → notableBearer → Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
Mr Selfridge → mainCharacter → Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge
Mr Selfridge → subject → Harry Gordon Selfridge ⓘ
linked to: Harry Selfridge