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Henry Cole

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English civil servant and inventor (1808-1882)

FoundersLived 1808 to 1882 · aged 73
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Sir Henry Cole FRSA was an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce, education and the arts in the 19th century in the United Kingdom.

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The world's first commercially produced Christmas card, made by artist John Callcott Horsley for Henry Cole in 1843The world's first commercially produced Christmas card, made by artist John Callcott Horsley for Henry Cole in 1843The 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde ParkThe 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde ParkCole caricatured, as "King Cole", in Vanity Fair, 19 August 1871Cole caricatured, as "King Cole", in Vanity Fair, 19 August 1871Tiled mural at the V&ATiled mural at the V&A

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1871Albert Medal
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Knight Bachelor

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Brian ClarkeAlso won Fellow of the Royal Society of ArtsWilliam Morris, 1st Viscount NuffieldAlso won Albert MedalJim McMahonAlso won Fellow of the Royal Society of ArtsFrank BrangwynAlso won Albert MedalDoreen MasseyAlso won Fellow of the Royal Society of ArtsCarl Wilhelm SiemensAlso won Albert Medal

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Sir Henry Cole FRSA was an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce, education and the arts 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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Lived 1808 to 1882 · aged 73
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