Herbert Alfred Rankin (1864-1926) was born in Braintree, Essex, UK in 1864 to John James Rankin, a brushmaker and Annie Maria Rankin.
He trained to be a teacher as soon as he left school. He married Sophia in 1893.
Rankin had various teaching roles including at a London boarding school.
He wrote and illustrated several books for Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Publishers including Simple Lessons in Colour, Pastel Work (or Colour with Crayons), Pencil Drawing and Simple Pictorial Illustration, with F.H. Brown.
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