Henry Aitken Wise
Stationer, printer, publisher
About Henry Aitken Wise
Lived 1835 – 1922 (aged 86–87). Henry Aitken Wise was a New Zealand.
Henry Aitken Wise (28 December 1835 – 16 June 1922) was a New Zealand stationer, printer and publisher, born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He published directories in New Zealand from 1865, and from 1884 in various Australian states, starting in Victoria. The business was carried on by his four sons and some grandsons, and existed until 1972.
Wise died at his home in the Dunedin suburb of Burkes on 16 June 1922.
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Who was Henry Aitken Wise?
Stationer, printer, publisher (1835–1922)
When was Henry Aitken Wise born?
Henry Aitken Wise was born in 1835.
When did Henry Aitken Wise die?
Henry Aitken Wise died in 1922.
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Henry Aitken Wise was New Zealand.
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