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| Rowland Hill |
Sir Rowland Hill was the son of a teacher who was born on December 3, 1795. His father Thomas Wright Hill and his family live in Kidderminster, England. Thomas child of six men and two women. One of his sons son named Rowland Hill. Britain during the war - France in the late 18th century, Thomas Hill family life and the poor suffer. Rowland was living in a small straitened circumstances. But education is instilled by the Thomas family, his children not to make trouble, otherwise they remain studious or diligent reading quality books, which can improve their fighting spirit.
One of the books are in great demand character development among children, at the time, among other works of Miss Edgeworth. The books of Miss Edgeworth was also favored small Rowland. The moral messages pangarang Rowland impressive. Perhaps because Rowland avid reader of books about the character development makes him grow into a vibrant young man of steel, diligent, innovative, and creative. That's all push his goal to achieve a dignified and rewarding life for many people. In the age of 11 years, Rowland Hill began helping his father to manage the school. At the time of Rowland's talent began to appear. He was industrious, tenacious, patient, intelligent, and creative. Rowland long enough engaged in education.
In the age of 30, Rowland moved the city, from Birmingham to a town near London. Rowland in the city with his brother founded a special school at Bruce Castle, Tottenham. His efforts in education run smoothly and successfully. Rowland introduced in school education system is called; Hazlewood:. Philosophy of education system are: dare speak the truth and dare to defend the truth. That is one of basic democracy. And that's one of Rowland's vision and mission schools. In addition disciplined life should be owned by all students, especially for all educators. Rowland is very like the business school.
He was very diligent, disciplined, and consistently led the school. In fact, he often worked for 15 hours a day to school. This makes health declined. As a result, the doctor, he told lots of rest. After his health began to improve and felt he was healthy, Rowland no longer take care of his school, but working in a foundation, whose purpose is to disseminate knowledge and technology. Rowland is also engaged in the social field, the vision-mission to reduce poverty and reduce crime. Step forward in the social field that is set up charities that aim to empower communities in South Australia. When the continent of Australia was a colony of Great Britain.
The social agency on the initiative e.g. Wakerfield. Rowland became secretary of the social body. In the meantime, Rowland continues to actively pursue his hobby in the field of printing, the science of administration and taxation. At the same time the transport industry and thrive. It is about sending letters and goods increasingly crowded. Rowland saw the opportunity. Shipping rates letters or articles for Rowland should be regulated, can not be allowed to continue, let alone figure Scientists Inventors - Rowland Hill - Mr. World Stamps - Inventors Scientists Figures expensive or free. He argues that the delivery of mail or goods can be used as a source of cash income for the kingdom. Then in 1837 Rowland Hill suggested to the British Parliament:
(1) The cost of mailing must be affordable to the public. Cheap postage which is expected to be more and more people send letters, and more and more money into government coffers.
(2) To increase the number of the sender of the mail, postage rates should be uniform, regardless of mileage accounted for mail delivery. (3) To avoid the problems of delivery, postage must be paid in advance.
You do this by attaching a small piece of paper, name stamps. This idea arose after discovery of abuse of the services performed a pair of teenagers in the UK. The couple separated a distance of their homes far away. At one point, the two teens had agreed to make certain signs that are only known to them both. Then, they repeatedly send the letter without pay. Apparently, the young man wrote a letter earlier to the signs that only they know. After the letter reached the hands of women, said in the introduction, that he did not know the sender of the letter. Of course, before he said, he had first read the signs listed on the mailing envelope. Thus, the girl free of postal charges, because the letter is returned again.
By Sir Rowland Hill, in the presence of the adverse events that post, then diajukannyalah proposal to Parliament that contains just the renewal of the existing postal system, postal rates are the same for all parts of the UK up to the letter that weighs half an ounce, to avoid misuse mailing costs, the costs must be prepaid by gluing a piece of paper marks the settlement. That's a sign of redemption we now refer to as postage stamps. Rowland Hill was thought to be the basis of economic theory also raises a lot of disagreement among members of parliament. In 1840 Rowland suggestions or ideas for using stamps received by the parliament of Great Britain. Only here and then the birth of a stamp, a small piece of paper that became a sign of mailing payment. Not surprisingly, Rowland Hill later dubbed as the Father of the World Stamps. It was then that the world knows the function of stamps, of franco said.
Sir Rowland Hill received a knighthood Knight and the right to use the title Sir. On 17-8-1879 Sir Rowland Hill died in London. In Indonesia, the first time the stamp was introduced on 1 April 1864, a picture of King Willem III. During its development, the utilization of stamps now not only as a sign of full payment for the delivery of mail, but postage is also used as a source of information in a broad sense. Especially after the establishment of the UPU (Universal Postale Union) in 1874, the EDAR stamps are becoming increasingly widespread. Added in the 19th century, more and more people are collecting philatelic items, this led to the appeal pranko as the larger collection of objects, especially the variation of the shape and design of stamps of the world .. Stamps can also be used as a teaching tool to recognize the history, culture, flora and fauna, technology, and more. Not only that, collecting postage stamps can also exercise patience, perseverance, thoroughness, accuracy, and encourage people to an activity or activities that are positive in nature.
