Rowland Hill

Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters.

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Who was born first?

• Rowland Hill and Arthur Morin were born the same year
• Rowland Hill and Charles Sturt were born the same year
• Rowland Hill was born 1 year before Walter Hunt
• Rowland Hill was born 1 year after Theobald Boehm
• Rowland Hill was born 2 years before Gotthilf Hagen

Timeline

1. Theobald BoehmApril 9, 1794 – November 25, 1881
2. Arthur MorinOctober 19, 1795 – February 7, 1880
3. Charles SturtApril 28, 1795 – June 16, 1869
4. Rowland Hill (this page)December 3, 1795 – August 27, 1879
5. Walter HuntJuly 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859
6. Gotthilf HagenMarch 3, 1797 – February 3, 1884

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