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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
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
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.
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