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Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Baronet
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Rowland_Hill,_1st_Baronet
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate
1795-12-03
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Kidderminster,_Worcestershire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Highgate_Cemetery
gptkbp:child
Rowland Hill (son)
gptkbp:deathDate
1879-08-27
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Hampstead,_London,_England
gptkbp:education
gptkb:Hill_Top_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Baronet
gptkbp:influenced
global postal systems
gptkbp:knownFor
postal reform
introduction of the Penny Post
invention of the postage stamp
gptkbp:memorial
statue at King Edward Street, London
blue plaque at 1 Orme Square, London
gptkbp:nationality
British
gptkbp:notableWork
gptkb:Penny_Black
gptkb:Uniform_Penny_Post
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:teacher
postal reformer
gptkbp:parent
gptkb:Thomas_Wright_Hill
gptkbp:portrait
gptkb:National_Portrait_Gallery,_London
gptkbp:signature
Rowland Hill signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Caroline_Pearson
gptkbp:title
1st Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Rowland_Hill_(preacher)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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