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Henry Lunn

Henry Simpson Lunn, English minister and humanitarian, founded Lunn Poly (died 1939)

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Born
July 30, 1859
Died
March 18, 1939
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1859

About Henry Lunn

Sir Henry Simpson Lunn was an English humanitarian and religious figure, and also founder of Lunn Poly, one of the UK's largest travel companies. With Lord Bryce, he founded the Hellenic Travellers Club in 1906 and this success led his second company, Alpine Sports Limited, founded two years later, to open up many winter sports resorts by organising tours. The first edition was published in January of that year and included an article on birth control, and one on prohibition in the United States.

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The world when Henry Lunn was born

Henry Lunn was born in 1859. 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.

Culture in 1859

  • Best-selling bookOn the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineJohn Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
  • Technology milestoneEdwin Drake drills first successful oil well (Pennsylvania)
  • World population~1.39B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population29.2M

1859 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henry Lunn's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18592026
Population29.2M341 million

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