Established by Herzen in London 1853. See our plaque page for its various addresses around Bloomsbury. See the picture source for much more information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Free Russian Press
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Alexander Herzen
Alexander Herzen, 1812 - 1870, operated the Free Russian Press from this buil...
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William James Stillman
William James Stillman was born on 1 June 1828 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA, the youngest of the eleven children of William Stillman III (1779-1861) and Elizabeth Ward Stillman...
Person, Art, Benefactor, Journalism / Publishing, Photography, Balkans, Greece, Italy, USA
1 memorial
John Newbery
Publisher who was the first to be successful with books for children. Born Berkshire. Died at home in St Paul's Churchyard. In the absense of a picture of Newbery himself we are showing one of his...
1 memorial
Sunbeam
Children's comic published by James Henderson and Sons. It featured 'Dr Rhino's Jolly Jungle Boys' and 'Willie And Winnie And Wuffles The Pup'. Originally called 'Sparks' it went through various ch...
1 memorial
Robert Maxwell
Publisher, politician and swindler. Born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch, in Slatinské Doly (now Solotyino, Ukraine). He came to Britain after WW2 where he built up the Pergamon Press, acquired the ...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Czechoslovakia
1 memorial
William Tegetmeier
Naturalist and journalist. Born William Bernhardt Tegetmeier at High Street, Colnbrook Buckinghamshire. A founding member of the Savage Club, and a writer and journalist. He befriended Charles Darw...
1 memorial
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