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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Baartman, Sarah DNB: Baartman, Sara [performing name Hottentot Venus] (1777x88–1815/16), celebrity and subject of scientific speculation LBT ID: SaBaart1815 VIAF ID: 38874891 LOC ID: nb99143301 | B/BAP: 1791 DIED: 1815-12-29 |
| SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
A South African woman put on display in London in 1810 as the Hottentot Venus, leading to
protests and a chancery case; she died in Paris. | |
