Difference between revisions of "William Bragge"
WikiadminBot (talk | contribs) (Bot: Automated import of articles) |
WikiadminBot (talk | contribs) (Bot: Automated import of articles *** existing text overwritten ***) |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
| birth_date = 1823 | | birth_date = 1823 | ||
| death_date = 1884 | | death_date = 1884 | ||
| − | | address = Shirle Hill Sheffield | + | | address = Shirle Hill Sheffield<br />Shirle Hill, Hampstead Road, Birmingham [1881] |
| occupation = civil engineer<br />museum work<br />business | | occupation = civil engineer<br />museum work<br />business | ||
| elected_ESL = 1870.10 | | elected_ESL = 1870.10 | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
| elected_LAS = | | elected_LAS = | ||
| membership = ESL Ordinary Fellow<br />AI Ordinary fellow - life compounder | | membership = ESL Ordinary Fellow<br />AI Ordinary fellow - life compounder | ||
| − | | left = | + | | left = 1884 deceased |
| clubs = | | clubs = | ||
| societies = Society of Antiquaries<br />Royal Geographical Society<br />Geological Society | | societies = Society of Antiquaries<br />Royal Geographical Society<br />Geological Society | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
=== House Notes === | === House Notes === | ||
| − | Bragg and Shire Hill in JAI vol. 1 p. xxxviii | + | Bragg and Shire Hill in JAI vol. 1 p. xxxviii<br /><br />1884.06.10 death noted |
=== Notes From Elsewhere === | === Notes From Elsewhere === | ||
William Bragge, F.S.A., F.G.S.,[1] (31 May 1823 – 6 June 1884) was a civil engineer, antiquarian, and author. He established a museum and art gallery.[3] He was notable in his day for collecting a library containing the entire literature on tobacco. The collection contained tobacco information in all its forms, almost all languages, with pamphlets, engravings, and other publications filling 17 large volumes.[4] In the English language, the two oldest bibliographies on books are Bragge's original and revised volumes on tobacco.[5]<br />His memberships include:<br />· Free Libraries Committee <br />· School of Art <br />· Fellow, Society of Antiquaries <br />· Fellow, Anthropological Society <br />· Fellow, Royal Geographical Society<br /> | William Bragge, F.S.A., F.G.S.,[1] (31 May 1823 – 6 June 1884) was a civil engineer, antiquarian, and author. He established a museum and art gallery.[3] He was notable in his day for collecting a library containing the entire literature on tobacco. The collection contained tobacco information in all its forms, almost all languages, with pamphlets, engravings, and other publications filling 17 large volumes.[4] In the English language, the two oldest bibliographies on books are Bragge's original and revised volumes on tobacco.[5]<br />His memberships include:<br />· Free Libraries Committee <br />· School of Art <br />· Fellow, Society of Antiquaries <br />· Fellow, Anthropological Society <br />· Fellow, Royal Geographical Society<br /> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:27, 22 January 2021
| William Bragge FSA, FGS, FRGS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| Born | 1823 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1884 | ||||||||||
| Residence |
Shirle Hill Sheffield Shirle Hill, Hampstead Road, Birmingham [1881] | ||||||||||
| Occupation |
civil engineer museum work business | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Contents
Notes
Office Notes
House Notes
Bragg and Shire Hill in JAI vol. 1 p. xxxviii
1884.06.10 death noted
Notes From Elsewhere
William Bragge, F.S.A., F.G.S.,[1] (31 May 1823 – 6 June 1884) was a civil engineer, antiquarian, and author. He established a museum and art gallery.[3] He was notable in his day for collecting a library containing the entire literature on tobacco. The collection contained tobacco information in all its forms, almost all languages, with pamphlets, engravings, and other publications filling 17 large volumes.[4] In the English language, the two oldest bibliographies on books are Bragge's original and revised volumes on tobacco.[5]
His memberships include:
· Free Libraries Committee
· School of Art
· Fellow, Society of Antiquaries
· Fellow, Anthropological Society
· Fellow, Royal Geographical Society
Publications
External Publications
Bragge, W. (1874). Bibliotheca nicotiana; a first catalogue of books about tobacco. Birmingham: Printed by J. Allen, Priv. print. OCLC 4590668. Bragge, W. (1880). Bibliotheca nicotiana; a catalogue of books about tobacco together with a catalogue of objects connected with the use of tobacco in all its forms. Birmingham: Priv. Print, Hudson and son. OCLC 14862346. Timmins, S.; Bragge, W. (1880). The pipes of all peoples. Birmingham: Hudson and Son, printers. OCLC 18064705
House Publications
Related Material Details
RAI Material
Other Material
Bragge donated his collected items to the Birmingham Free Library
