Autograph letter signed from Ernest Becker to Prof. Richard Owen [manuscript], 1872 October 24.

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Autograph letter signed from Ernest Becker to Prof. Richard Owen [manuscript], 1872 October 24.

About the sale of the Kesselstadt death mask of Shakespeare. Also includes clipping.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7253935

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Becker, Ernest, fl. 1872,

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Owen, Richard, 1804-1892

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Richard Owen was a comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From the description of Letter from Richard Owen to Charles LeĢopold Laurillard to introduce John Gould, 1833 [manuscript]. [1833] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277137992 Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of London; authority on comparative anatomy, vertebrate paleontology and geology. From the description of Osteological contributions to the natural history of the chimpanzees (Tr...