John Conway Philip Astley

(1768-1821)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Astley, John Philip Conway, 1767-1821 DNB: Astley, John Conway Philip (1768–1821) LBT ID: JoAstle1821 VIAF ID: 43284658 LOC ID: n85217768	B/BAP: 1768-09 DIED: 1821-10-19
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The son of the circus proprietor Philip Astley; he was the inventor of the hippodrama performed at Astley's amphitheatre in which battle scenes were enacted using horses.