NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Tussaud, Marie, 1761-1850 NRA: Tussaud Anne Marie (1760-1850) nee Gresholtz Wax Modeller DNB: Tussaud [née Grosholtz], Anna Maria [Marie; known as Madame Tussaud] (bap. 1761, d. 1850), founder of a waxwork exhibition LBT ID: AnTussa1850 VIAF ID: 96273854 LOC ID: n79081894 | B/BAP: 1761 DIED: 1850-04-15 |
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Maker of wax figures, born in Strasbourg; her famous museum opened in London in
1802. | |