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Edwin Hill (engineer)
English postal official & inventor (1793-1876) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edwin Hill (25 November 1793 - 6 November 1876)[1] was a Victorian postal official, the older brother of Rowland Hill, who invented a mechanical system to make envelopes and who campaigned for legal and political change.
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Born | (1793-11-25)25 November 1793 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Died | 6 November 1876(1876-11-06) (aged 82) St. Mark's Square, London, England |
Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Inventor, Controller of Stamps |
Known for | Inventing first letter scale and a machine to fold envelopes |
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