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          Marie Tussaud

          French wax museum founder (1761–1850)

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          Marie Tussaud

          Madame Tussaud "at the age of 42, when she left France for England". Portrait study by John Theodore Tussaud.[1]

          Born

          Anna Maria Grosholtz


          1 December 1761

          Strasbourg, France

          Died16 April 1850 (aged 88)

          London, England

          Known forWax modelling
          Notable workMadame Tussauds
          Spouse

          François Tussaud

          (m. 1795)​
          Children3 (but one died at birth)

          Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (French pronunciation:[maʁityso]; née Grosholtz; 1 December 1761 – 16 April 1850), commonly known as Madame Tussaud, was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London.

          Biography

          Marie Tussaud was born on 1 December 1761 in Strasbourg, France.[2] Her father, Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the Se