Born in Strasbourg as Marie Grosholtz. Her mother worked for Dr Curtius, a wax modeller, who taught his skills to Marie. In the French revolution made death masks of the executed nobles and royalty. In 1794 she inherited Curtius's wax exhibition. 1795 married Francois Tussaud. 1802 she brought the exhibition on a British tour (without her husband) and in 1835 she opened a permanent show at the Baker Street Bazaar. Her grandsons moved the attraction to its current site in 1884.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Madame Tussaud
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Madame Tussaud's home
English Heritage Madame Marie Tussaud, 1761 - 1850, artist in wax, lived here...
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Nicholson's pubs
The Nicholson's brothers opened their first pub in 1873.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Castle Tavern - EC2
Being at a junction the address has been given as 26 King Street which certainly is more definitive than the Gresham Street address which seems to have fluctuated widely. Pubwiki gives: "in the 184...
1 memorial
London & Manchester Assurance Co Ltd
From the picture source website: "London & Manchester Group first saw the light of day back in 1869 when it was registered as the London and Manchester Industrial Assurance Co. Limited. The wor...
4 memorials
John Thornton
Philanthropist who promoted Christian missionary work.  Died following an accident at Bath.  He is listed on the plaque as a menber of the Clapham Sect but it did not really get going until his dea...
1 memorial
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