Madame Tussaud

Japanese: タッソー夫人 - タッソーふじん（英語表記）Madame Tussaud

1760‐1850
Founder of the London Wax Museum, known for its wax figures of famous people from all over the world. Her real name was Marie Tussaud. She was born in Bern, Switzerland. She had frequent contacts with the French royal family from 1770, and during the French Revolution she was a sympathizer of the revolution, creating dolls and death masks of famous people of the time. In 1802 she moved to London with her works, and after touring the UK, she settled in her current Baker Street location in 1835. After her death, new exhibits were added, and a planetarium was installed in 1958.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1760‐1850
古今東西の有名人物をかたどった蠟人形で知られるロンドンの蠟人形館の創始者。本名はマリーMarie Tussaud。スイスのベルン生れ。1770年からフランス王室に出入りし，革命中は革命派シンパとして活動，当時の著名人の人形やデスマスクを制作した。1802年作品とともにロンドンに移り，イギリス国内を巡業ののち，35年現在のベーカー･ストリートに定着。彼女の死後も新たな展示物が加えられ，1958年にはプラネタリウムも設置された。

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