Grévin, Alfred

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Name
Grévin, Alfred Gender: M
born on 28 January 1827 at 14:00 (= 2:00 PM )
Place Épinal, France, 48n11, 6e27
Timezone LMT m6e27 (is local mean time)
Data source
Quoted BC/BR
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Gauquelin
Astrology data s_su.18.svg s_aqucol.18.svg 07°56' s_mo.18.svg s_aqucol.18.svg 23°09 Asc.s_cancol.18.svg 05°25'



Alfred Grévin

Biography

French caricaturist, best known for his caricature silhouettes of Parisian women. He founded the Musée Grévin waxworks museum, inspired by London Museum "Madame Tussauds", with journalist Arthur Meyer. He was also a sculptor, cartoonist, and designer.

Grévin spent the final two years of his life paralyzed, and died of a sudden stroke of apoplexy on 5 May 1892 at age 65 in Saint-Mandé.

Link to Wikipedia biography

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Source Notes

Collection Gauquelin.

Categories

  • Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke (Apoplexy)
  • Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Paralysis
  • Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Apoplexy)
  • Vocation : Art : Cartoonist (Caricaturist)
  • Vocation : Art : Commercial artist
  • Vocation : Art : Fine art artist
  • Vocation : Beauty : Designer/ Fashion (Costumes)
  • Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator ("Musée Grévin")