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Mahomed, Deen [formerly Deen Mahomet] (1759–1851), shampooing surgeon and restaurateur
Michael H. Fisher
Mahomed, Deen [formerly Deen Mahomet] (1759–1851), shampooing surgeon and restaurateur, was born Deen Mahomet in May 1759, in Patna, Bihar, India, the younger son of an Indian officer in the East India Company's Bengal army. Both parents were Shi'i Muslims claiming descent from ...