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Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Quotes
Journalism: A profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not understand.
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| Birth: | 15th July, 1865 |
| Death: | 14th August, 1922 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Publisher |
About
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. His company Amalgamated Press employed Arthur Mee and John Hammerton, and the Amalgamated Press subsidiary the Educational Book Company published the Harmsworth Self-Educator, The Children's Encyclopædia, and Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia. During his lifetime, he exercised vast influence over British popular opinion. Megalomania contributed to a nervous breakdown shortly before his death.
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