Thomas Cook
1808–1892
English founder of the modern package tour.
Thomas Cook (1808–1892) was a travel entrepreneur, born in Melbourne, United Kingdom and died in Leicester, United Kingdom.
- Known as
- Travel entrepreneur
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1808, Melbourne, United Kingdom
- Died
- 1892, Leicester, United Kingdom
Alive at the same time as Thomas Cook
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