| LC control no. | n 83179203 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Astley, Philip, 1742-1814 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Birth date | 17420108 |
| Death date | 18140127 |
| Affiliation | Astley's Amphitheatre |
| Profession or occupation | Horsemen and horsewomen Circus owners Inventors |
| Found in | His The modern riding-master: or, A key to the knowledge of horses, and horsemanship, 1776: t.p. (Philip Astley, riding-master, late of his majesty's Royal Light Dragoons) DNB (Astley, Philip; b. 1742; d. 1814) Wikipedia, Nov. 5, 2014 (Philip Astley; b. 8 January 1742, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, d. 27 January 1814; English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus"; founded the riding school Astley's Amphitheatre) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Astley> |
| Associated language | eng |
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