Person: SMITH, Albert (1816-1860)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Albert Richard SMITH

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

showman, entrepreneur and lantern lecturer

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

24 May 1816

born at

Chertsey, Surrey, England

23 May 1860

died at

Fulham, London, England

Texts linked to this person

Story (1)

Albert Smith, ‘Jack Holyday: a story for juveniles’ in several compilations

References

Mike Simkin, ‘Albert Smith’ in NMLJ 5.1 (January 1987)

Mike Simkin, ‘Albert Smith: a nineteenth-century showman’ in The ten year book (1986)

Darren Bevin, ‘Mr Albert Smith's Ascent of Mont Blanc’ in NMLJ 10.5 (Autumn 2009)

Lucerna ID 6002010

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 14 February 2014

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Person: SMITH, Albert (1816-1860)