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Ralph Allen (1693 – 29 June 1764) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist, who was notable for his reforms to the British postal system. Allen was born in Cornwall but moved to Bath to work in the post office, becoming the postmaster at the age of 19. He made the system more efficient and took over contracts for the mail system to cover England to the borders of Scotland and into South Wales. He bought local stone mines from his postal profits and had Prior Park built as his house to show off the versatility of the local Bath stone, using the old post office as his town house. With the architect John Wood the Elder, the stone he mined was used in the building work for the development of the Georgian city. However, the mines did not consistently make a profit and Allen subsidised them from h

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  • Ralph Allen (* 1693 in in Cornwall; † 29. Juni 1764 in Bath) war ein britischer Unternehmer. Zusammen mit Beau Nash und dem Architekten John Wood dem Älteren trug er wesentlich zum Ausbau von Bath zum mondänen Kurort im 18. Jahrhundert bei. (de)
  • Ralph Allen (1693-29 de junio de 1764) fue un filántropo, funcionario de correos y mecenas inglés del siglo XVIII, íntimamente ligado a la ciudad de Bath. Fue bautizado en la mansión St Columb Major, en Cornualles, el 24 de julio de 1693. (es)
  • Ralph Allen (1693 – 29 June 1764) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist, who was notable for his reforms to the British postal system. Allen was born in Cornwall but moved to Bath to work in the post office, becoming the postmaster at the age of 19. He made the system more efficient and took over contracts for the mail system to cover England to the borders of Scotland and into South Wales. He bought local stone mines from his postal profits and had Prior Park built as his house to show off the versatility of the local Bath stone, using the old post office as his town house. With the architect John Wood the Elder, the stone he mined was used in the building work for the development of the Georgian city. However, the mines did not consistently make a profit and Allen subsidised them from his postal profits. After his death, he was buried in a pyramid-topped tomb in Claverton churchyard. He is commemorated in the names of streets and schools in the city of Bath and was the model for Squire Allworthy in the novel Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. (en)
  • Ralph Allen, né en juillet 1693 à St Columb Major en Cornouailles et mort le 29 juin 1764 à Bath, est un entrepreneur et philanthrope britannique, connu pour ses réformes du système postal en Grande-Bretagne. Il est baptisé dans son village natal le 24 juillet 1693. Dès son adolescence, il commence à travailler dans un bureau de poste. En 1710, il se fixe à Bath dans le Somerset où il est d'abord clerc postal avant d'être nommé, en 1712 et âgé de seulement 19 ans, maître de la poste de Bath. En 1742, il est élu maire de Bath. (fr)
  • Ralph Allen (1694–1764) – angielski przedsiębiorca i filantrop. Reformator brytyjskiej poczty. W 1720 roku wprowadził nowy system linii pocztowych w Wielkiej Brytanii. Zbudował także pierwszą na świecie drogę szynową dla pojazdów konnych. Allen rozpoczął pracę w urzędzie pocztowym jako nastolatek. Szybko awansował. Zreformował system świadczenia usług pocztowych w Wielkiej Brytanii. Zarobione pieniądze zainwestował w kopalnię. (pl)
  • Ralph Allen, född 1693 i St Columb Major i Cornwall, död den 29 juni 1764 i Bath, var en brittisk entreprenör och filantrop. Allen var postmästare i Bath. Han reformerade Royal Mail. (sv)
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  • Ralph Allen (* 1693 in in Cornwall; † 29. Juni 1764 in Bath) war ein britischer Unternehmer. Zusammen mit Beau Nash und dem Architekten John Wood dem Älteren trug er wesentlich zum Ausbau von Bath zum mondänen Kurort im 18. Jahrhundert bei. (de)
  • Ralph Allen (1693-29 de junio de 1764) fue un filántropo, funcionario de correos y mecenas inglés del siglo XVIII, íntimamente ligado a la ciudad de Bath. Fue bautizado en la mansión St Columb Major, en Cornualles, el 24 de julio de 1693. (es)
  • Ralph Allen, né en juillet 1693 à St Columb Major en Cornouailles et mort le 29 juin 1764 à Bath, est un entrepreneur et philanthrope britannique, connu pour ses réformes du système postal en Grande-Bretagne. Il est baptisé dans son village natal le 24 juillet 1693. Dès son adolescence, il commence à travailler dans un bureau de poste. En 1710, il se fixe à Bath dans le Somerset où il est d'abord clerc postal avant d'être nommé, en 1712 et âgé de seulement 19 ans, maître de la poste de Bath. En 1742, il est élu maire de Bath. (fr)
  • Ralph Allen (1694–1764) – angielski przedsiębiorca i filantrop. Reformator brytyjskiej poczty. W 1720 roku wprowadził nowy system linii pocztowych w Wielkiej Brytanii. Zbudował także pierwszą na świecie drogę szynową dla pojazdów konnych. Allen rozpoczął pracę w urzędzie pocztowym jako nastolatek. Szybko awansował. Zreformował system świadczenia usług pocztowych w Wielkiej Brytanii. Zarobione pieniądze zainwestował w kopalnię. (pl)
  • Ralph Allen, född 1693 i St Columb Major i Cornwall, död den 29 juni 1764 i Bath, var en brittisk entreprenör och filantrop. Allen var postmästare i Bath. Han reformerade Royal Mail. (sv)
  • Ralph Allen (1693 – 29 June 1764) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist, who was notable for his reforms to the British postal system. Allen was born in Cornwall but moved to Bath to work in the post office, becoming the postmaster at the age of 19. He made the system more efficient and took over contracts for the mail system to cover England to the borders of Scotland and into South Wales. He bought local stone mines from his postal profits and had Prior Park built as his house to show off the versatility of the local Bath stone, using the old post office as his town house. With the architect John Wood the Elder, the stone he mined was used in the building work for the development of the Georgian city. However, the mines did not consistently make a profit and Allen subsidised them from h (en)
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