Natural history collector. Born at the family seat near Manchester where he also died. His museum was at Leicester House on the northern side of Leicester Square and called the Holophusikon, or Holophusicon or the Leverian Museum. Londonist has a great post about this museum.
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Sir Ashton Lever
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The museum is located on land that until 1970 was part of the Surrey Docks. A...
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