| Birth: | Feb. 2, 1811
Tallmadge
Summit County
Ohio, USA | | Death: | Sep. 2, 1859
Hartford
Hartford County
Connecticut, USA | 
Author. She became convinced that works attributed to William Shakespeare were actually written by Francis Bacon, Edmund Spenser, and Sir Walter Raleigh, who, for political reasons, credited them to an obscure actor named William Shakespeare. She published "The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded" in 1857, but became insane immediately after. Her theories have continued to have continued to have proponents up to the present day.
Search Amazon for Delia Bacon | | | Burial:
Grove Street Cemetery
New Haven
New Haven County
Connecticut, USA |
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Originally Created by: Garver Graver
Record added: Aug 01, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6652291 |
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