Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
1865–1922 (age 57)
Biography
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, was born in 1865 and revolutionized British journalism through the creation of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, making news accessible to a wide public.
He used his newspapers to marshal public attention on social concerns and wartime needs, and though his health declined before his death in 1922 his innovations continued to shape the press, with his final resting place at East Finchley Cemetery.