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| address            = Shirle Hill Sheffield<br />Shirle Hill, Hampstead Road, Birmingham [1881]
 
| occupation        = civil engineer<br />museum work<br />business
 
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=== House Notes ===
 
=== House Notes ===
Bragg and Shire Hill  in JAI vol. 1 p. xxxviii
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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 />

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William Bragge

William Bragge
FSA, FGS, FRGS
Bragge, William.jpg
Born 1823
Died 1884
Residence Shirle Hill Sheffield
Shirle Hill, Hampstead Road, Birmingham [1881]
Occupation civil engineer
museum work
business
Society Membership
membership ESL Ordinary Fellow
AI Ordinary fellow - life compounder
left 1884 deceased
elected_ESL 1870.10
elected_AI 1870
societies Society of Antiquaries
Royal Geographical Society
Geological Society



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