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    Bern home of Curtius, for whom her mother acted as housekeeper. Marie called him 'Uncle', and in many ways he was a father figure. Curtius used his skill...
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  • Curtius Museum, Jean Curtius's mansion, now a museum Julius Curtius (1877–1948), German politician Ludwig Curtius (1874–1954), archaeologist Philippe...
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    moved into the home of local doctor Philippe Curtius (1741–1794), for whom Anne-Marie acted as housekeeper. Curtius, whom Marie would call her uncle, was...
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    worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius in Bern, Switzerland, who was a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax...
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    which had been founded by Dr Philippe Curtius as an adjunct to his main exhibition of waxworks in Paris in 1782. Here Curtius displayed wax figures of notorious...
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    Mary in Fleet Street in London was doing excellent business in 1711. Philippe Curtius, waxwork modeller to the French court, opened his Cabinet de Cire as...
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    France. Her mother worked for Philippe Curtius in Bern, Switzerland; he was a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax...
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  • Disney. The physician, Philippe Curtius began to create organs and biological structures from wax. After creating organs, Curtius went on to recreate notable...
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    Boulevard du Temple (category Louis Philippe I)
    crime melodramas that were so popular in its many theatres. In 1782, Philippe Curtius, Madame Tussaud's tutor in wax modelling, opened his second exhibition...
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  • portrait painter, porcelain painter and engraver (died 1806) date unknown Philippe Curtius, wax modeller (died 1794) John Donaldson, Scottish miniature painter...
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