Phyllis Pearsall
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 28 years ago |
Date of birth | September 25,1906 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | East Dulwich |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | August 28,1996 |
Died | Shoreham-by-Sea |
United Kingdom | |
Known for | Geographers' A-Z Map Company |
Parents | Alexander Gross |
Isabelle Crowley | |
Siblings | Anthony Gross |
Job | Artist |
Writer | |
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Education | Roedean School |
Spous | Richard Pearsall; |
Books | A-Z Maps: The Personal Story, from Bedsitter to Household Name |
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ID | 1420683 |
Phyllis Pearsall Life story
Phyllis Isobella Pearsall MBE was a British painter and writer who founded the Geographers' A-Z Map Company, for which she is regarded as one of the most successful business people of the twentieth century. She has erroneously been credited with creating London's first popular indexed street map.