Person DS/UK/3038 Simmonds; Peter Lund (1814-1897); author and journalist Simmonds Peter Lund 1814-1897 author and journalist Male Born in Aarhus, Denmark, 24 July 1814; died in London, 3 Oct 1897.

He was a journalist and founder of Simmonds' Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany, a magazine specifically focusing on the issues of British colonial matters and commercial affairs. As well as editing this magazine for many years, Simmonds produced a number of books on a variety of subjects including food, agriculture, international trade and polar exploration. Adopted by Lieutenant George Simminds, R.N., precise details of birth and parentage unknown and adoption obscure. W.H. Smith website; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 13/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 0ac0f2d7-171d-4093-bee6-906e997ce0c6