Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, the Pioneers gives details of people who were famous local people in science, technology and innovation. These pioneers were either born in Lancashire or their endeavours made a significant contribution to the development of the County.
Sir Henry Tate - Further reading and sources
Publications available on Lancashire County Library Online Catalogue:
Jones, Tom
Henry Tate, 1819 - 1899: a biographical sketch.
1960, LG3 Tate
Povey, Kenneth
Sir Henry Tate as a benefactor of libraries.
1957, LG3 Tate
Blackburn, R.H.
Sir Henry Tate, His contributions to art and learning.
LG3 Tate
Websites with information on Henry Tate
http://www.hibbert-assembly.org.uk/henry.tate/tateindex.htm
http://www.tateandlyle.com/TateAndLyle/our_business/history/default.htm
- brief history of the company
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/BUtate.htm
http://www.tate.org.uk - Tate on-line
Oxford dictionary of National Biography entry