Properties (56)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical figure
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gptkbp:advocatesFor |
uniform postage rates
lower postal rates |
gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
British_postal_system
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gptkbp:awardedBy |
honorary degrees
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gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1800-12-03
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gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:West_Norwood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children |
four
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gptkbp:contributedTo |
development of mail delivery systems
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gptkbp:contribution |
postal reform
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1879-08-27
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:King's_College_London
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gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Promotion_of_Social_Science
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir Rowland Hill
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gptkbp:influenced |
communication technology
modern postal systems |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Thomas_Wright_Hill
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gptkbp:inspiration |
postal services worldwide
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gptkbp:inventor |
adhesive postage stamp
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gptkbp:involvedIn |
education reform
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gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
the establishment of the postal system
|
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn |
the House of Commons
the establishment of the first postage stamp |
gptkbp:isKnownFor |
his innovative ideas
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gptkbp:isRecognizedFor |
a leading reformer
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
introduction of the penny post
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gptkbp:legacy |
Hill's_postal_reforms
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gptkbp:nationality |
British
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gptkbp:notableWork |
Post_Office_Reform:_Its_Importance_and_Practicability
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gptkbp:occupation |
reformer
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gptkbp:promoted |
gptkb:postal_savings_bank
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gptkbp:publishedBy |
pamphlets on postal reform
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:British_government
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gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:London
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gptkbp:role |
gptkb:Secretary_of_the_Post_Office
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Caroline_Hill
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gptkbp:supported |
public education
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gptkbp:was |
a pioneer in postal services
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gptkbp:wasA |
social reformer
public servant advocate for social justice postal administrator proponent of educational access champion of public service reform founder of the postal reform movement visionary in communication writer on postal matters member_of_the_London_School_Board member_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society member_of_the_Society_of_Arts member_of_the_Statistical_Society_of_London member_of_the_British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science |
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
gptkb:the_Order_of_the_Bath
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gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
19th century
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