Phyllis Pearsall
Phyllis Isobella Pearsall MBE (25 September 1906 – 28 August 1996) was a British painter and writer who founded the Geographers' A-Z Map Company, for which she is regarded as one of the most successful business people of the twentieth century. She has erroneously been credited with creating London's first popular indexed street map.
Phyllis Pearsall MBE | |
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| Born | Phyllis Isobella Gross 25 September 1906 East Dulwich, London, England |
| Died | 28 August 1996 (aged 89) Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, writer and publisher |
| Known for | Geographers' A-Z Map Company |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Pearsall (m. 1927–1935) |
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