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Joseph Hansom

Joseph Hansom, English architect and publisher, designed Birmingham Town Hall (died 1882)

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Born
October 26, 1803
Died
June 29, 1882
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1803

About Joseph Hansom

Joseph Aloysius Hansom was an English architect working principally in the Gothic Revival style. He invented the Hansom cab and founded the eminent architectural journal The Builder in 1843. The first Hansom Cab travelled down Hinckley's Coventry Road in 1835. In 1843 Hansom founded a new architectural journal known as The Builder, another venture which was to flourish through the century; renamed Building in 1966, it continues to this day.

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Joseph Hansom timeline

  1. The first Hansom Cab travelled down Hinckley's Coventry Road in 1835.
  2. He invented the Hansom cab and founded the eminent architectural journal The Builder in 1843.
  3. In 1843 Hansom founded a new architectural journal known as The Builder, another venture which was to flourish through the century; renamed Building in 1966, it continues to this day.

The world when Joseph Hansom was born

Joseph Hansom was born in 1803. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLouisiana Purchase doubles size of the US
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical steam locomotive by Trevithick
  • World population~915M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderThomas Jefferson
  • U.S. population5.9M

1803 versus 2026

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Measure18032026
Population5.9M341 million

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