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Albert Marque

Albert Marque, French sculptor and doll maker (died 1939)

Born
July 14, 1872
Died
May 6, 1939
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1872

About Albert Marque

Albert Marque was a French sculptor and doll maker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Marque doll, a boy number 27, set the world record for an antique doll at auction by Theriault's, fetching US$300,000. This broke the previous world record of US$263,000 —- also for an A.

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The world when Albert Marque was born

Albert Marque was born in 1872. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Albert Marque's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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