In Search of a Grandfather. Henry Simon of Manchester, 1835-1899
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- Author(s) Simon, Brian
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1997
- Pages 182pp; illus
- Publisher Pendene
- Place Published Leicester
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Biographical account of Henry Simon [Heinrich Simon] who settled in Manchester in 1860 and in due course made a major contribution to grain milling and coke oven production via Henry Simon Ltd and Simon Carves Ltd. Seeks to draw out the influential contribution by German immigrants to Manchester's social, industrial and cultural life in the 19th century. Has sections: 'Heinrich Simon and the 1848-49 Frankfurt Parliament'; 'Henry Simon - upbringing and education'; 'Settlement in Manchester in the 1860s - accumulating experience and funds'; 'Transformation of industrial processes - flour milling and coke ovens'; 'Educating an English family'; 'Home, family and friends'; 'The 1890s - business initiatives'; 'The 1890s - civic concerns and interests'