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Philip Astley

English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus"

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About Philip Astley

Philip Astley was an English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus". Modern circus, as an integrated entertainment experience that includes music, domesticated animals, acrobats, and clowns, traces its heritage to Astley's Amphitheatre, a riding school that Astley founded in London following the success of trick-riding displays given by him and his wife Patty Jones in 1768. Astley's first competitor was equestrian Charles Hughes, who had previously worked with Astley. Together with Charles Dibdin, a famous author of pantomimes, Hughes opened a rival amphitheatre in London, which Dibdin called the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy.

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Occupation: squire, circus performer, theatre manager, military officer
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: January 8, 1742
Died: January 27, 1814

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