Margaret M'Avoy
| Margaret M'Avoy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) "Margeret M'Avoy, blind but with remarkable perception" | |
| Born |
28 June 1800 Liverpool |
| Died |
18 August 1820 Liverpool |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Margaret M'Avoy (28 June 1800 – 18 August 1820) was a British impostor.
Life
M'Avoy was born in Liverpool in 1800. She allegedly went blind and she became well known as she was said to be able to sense colours "through the medium of her fingers" despite her lack of sight.[1]
Her claims were investigated by the Liverpool historian William Roscoe at the request of Sir Joseph Banks. Roscoe concluded that her amazing abilities were due to the fact that she was not blind.[2]
M'Avoy died in Liverpool in 1820.[3]
References
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- ↑ Thomas Renwick (1820). The Continuation of the Narrative of Miss Margaret M'Avoy's Case: With General Observations Upon the Case Itself; Upon Her Peculiar Powers of Distinguishing Colours, Reading &c. Through the Medium of Her Fingers. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy.
- ↑ Margaret M'Avoy, Gordon Goodwin, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, ODNB, Retrieved 4 July 2016
- ↑ Margaret M'Avoy, ODNB
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