| 词条 | Adolph Tuck |
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Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet (1854-1926), more commonly known as Adolph Tuck, was a British fine art publisher and chairman of Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. He was created a baronet in 1910. It was due to the efforts of Adolph Tuck that the size of the postcard in England was increased to the size allowed by the Universal Postal Union. Early lifeTuck was born in Prussia in 1854 the second son of Raphael Tuck and he was educated at Elizabeth's Gymnasium in Breslau. The family immigrated to London, England in the 1860s. Tuck was Jewish.[1] Raphael Tuck & SonsAt the age of 15 Tuck joined his father's business: Raphael Tuck & Sons art publishers. By 1879 Tuck had started a series of Christmas card design exhibitions at the Dudley Gallery, but the company was best known as the first to introduce the picture post card to the British Empire. He became a naturalized British citizen in 1883. Tuck was created a baronet in 1910. Family lifeTuck married Jeanetta Flatau in 1882 and they had five children, two sons and three daughters. He died at his London home at 29 Park Crescent, Portland Place on the 3 July 1926, his eldest son Major William Reginald Tuck inherited the baronetcy. References1. ^Re Tuck's Settlement Trusts [1978] Ch 49 {{s-start}}{{s-reg|uk-bt}}{{s-bef|before=New creation}}{{s-ttl|title=Baronet(of Park Crescent in St Marylebone) |years=1910–1926 }}{{s-non|reason=Reginald Tuck, 2nd Baronet}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuck, Adolph}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}} 4 : British businesspeople|1854 births|1926 deaths|British Jews |
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