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Bagenal, (Philip) Hope Edward (1888–1979), architectural theorist and acoustician
David Trevor-Jones
Bagenal, (Philip) Hope Edward (1888–1979), architectural theorist and acoustician, was born on 11 February 1888 at 9 Mount Street, Dublin, the second of five children of Philip Henry Bagenal (1850–1927), civil servant and journalist, and his wife, Harriot Jocelyn Hore (1851/2–1942). He was always known by his second name, ...
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Bewick, Robert Elliot (1788–1849), engraver
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Boyle, Richard, third earl of Burlington and fourth earl of Cork (1694–1753), architect, collector, and patron of the arts
Pamela Denman Kingsbury
Boyle, Richard, third earl of Burlington and fourth earl of Cork (1694–1753), architect, collector, and patron of the arts, was born on 25 April 1694 at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, the only son of Charles Boyle, second earl of Burlington and third earl of Cork...
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Boyle, Richard, third earl of Burlington and fourth earl of Cork (1694–1753)
Maker: Jonathan Richardson the elder
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Richard Boyle, third earl of Burlington and fourth earl of Cork (1694–1753) by Jonathan Richardson the elder, c. 1717–19 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Brown, Georgia (1933–1992), singer and actress
Roger Philip Mellor
Brown, Georgia (1933–1992), singer and actress, was born Lilian Claire Klot on 21 October 1933 at 24 Underwood Street, Whitechapel, London, the daughter of Mark Klot, formerly Kleotz (1904–1981), fur cutter and part-time bookmaker, and his wife, Annie, née Kirschenbaum (1906–1988). At the time of her birth registration her parents lived at ...
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de Paul, Lynsey [real name Lynsey Monckton Rubin] (1948–2014), songwriter, singer, and pianist
Chloe Govan
de Paul, Lynsey [real name Lynsey Monckton Rubin] (1948–2014), songwriter, singer, and pianist, was born on 11 June 1948 at Nuffield House, Southwark, London, the younger child of Herbert Paul Rubin (1912–1988), property developer, and his wife Meta, née...
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Hoffnung, Gerard (1925–1959)
Maker: Peter Keen
Gerard Hoffnung (1925–1959) by Peter Keen, late 1950s © Peter Keen; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist
Richard Ingrams
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Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist, was born in Grünewald, Berlin, on 22 March 1925, the only child of German-Jewish parents, Ludwig Hoffnung, a wealthy grain merchant, and his wife, Hilde, a widow, whose first husband, Schnabel, was killed in the First World War. His mother was a keen amateur musician and artist who encouraged his artistic talents. From his earliest years he was interested in the macabre—fairy tales, practical jokes, and the comic drawings of the famous German illustrators and caricaturists....
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Horniman, Frederick John (1835–1906), tea merchant and founder of the Horniman Museum, London
Michael Horniman
Horniman, Frederick John (1835–1906), tea merchant and founder of the Horniman Museum, London, was born on 8 October 1835 at Bridgwater, Somerset, the fourth of six children of John Horniman (1803–1893) and his wife, Ann, daughter of Thomas Smith of Witney. The first two children and the last died in infancy; young ...
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Jackson, William (1730–1803), musician, painter, and author
Paul Williamson
Jackson, William (1730–1803), musician, painter, and author, was born in Exeter, Devon, on 28 May 1730, the son of an Exeter grocer, also named William Jackson, who squandered his 'little Fortune' (W. Jackson, Short Sketch, 58), became a clerk in the counting-house of ...
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Jennens, Charles (1700/01–1773), patron of the arts and librettist
Ruth Smith
Jennens, Charles (1700/01–1773), patron of the arts and librettist, was born probably at Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire, the son of Charles Jennens (bap. 1662, d. 1747), gentleman and JP, son of the Birmingham ironmaster Humphrey Jennens, and his second wife, Elizabeth Burdett (1667–1707/8)...
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Jennens, Charles (1700/01–1773)
Maker: Thomas Hudson
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Charles Jennens (1700/0101–1773) by Thomas Hudson, 1747 private collection
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Lanier, Nicholas (bap. 1588, d. 1666)
Maker: Sir Anthony Van Dyck
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Nicholas Lanier (bap. 1588, d. 1666) by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1628? Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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Lanier, Nicholas (bap. 1588, d. 1666), musician and art dealer
Michael I. Wilson
Lanier, Nicholas (bap. 1588, d. 1666), musician and art dealer, was baptized on 10 September 1588 in the church of Holy Trinity Minories, London. His father, John Lanier (d. 1616), was a sackbut player in the royal court band or musick, and his mother, ...
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Marshall, Julian (1836–1903), music and print collector and writer
Arthur Searle
Marshall, Julian (1836–1903), music and print collector and writer, was born at Headingley, near Leeds, on 24 June 1836, the youngest of the five children of John Marshall jun. (1797–1836), MP for Leeds from 1832 to 1835, and his wife, Mary, daughter of ...
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May (née Golding), Betty (1894–1980)
Maker: Angus Basil
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Betty May (1894–1980), by Angus Basil, 1920s
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May (née Golding), Betty (1894–1980), artists’ model, dancer, and singer
Richard Weight
May (née Golding), Betty (1894–1980), artists’ model, dancer, and singer, was born Bessie Golding on 25 August 1894 at 37 Lansdowne Road, West Ham, London, the eldest daughter and second of five children of George Golding (1871–1915), iron plater, and his wife, ...
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