Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Humphrey Chetham
Standard Name: Chetham, Humphrey
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Before 20 September 1653
Humphrey Chetham
planned the organisation which, after his death on this date, opened as the first public library in the modern world: Chetham's Library
in Manchester (sometimes known as Cheetham's
).
August 1850
The Public Libraries Act, which provided for government-funded libraries, was given royal assent.
