Henry Mayhew, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Mayhew

British writer and activist

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1812

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1887

Profession: writer, editor, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Henry Mayhew (25 November 1812 – 25 July 1887) was a journalist, playwright and advocate of reform.
He was one of the co-founders of the satirical magazine Punch in 1841, and was the magazine's joint-editor, with Mark Lemon, in its early days.
He is also known for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle that was later compiled into the book series London Labour and the London Poor (1851), a groundbreaking and influential survey of the city's poor.