Photo: TordouetspiritA careful reading of the headstone in the photograph indicates it marks the final resting place of George Brummell, Esq, better known to many as Beau, who died a pauper in France on this day in 1840 at the age of 62.
Brummell of course popularized the combination of jacket and trousers, paired with a predecessor to the necktie, that has been the principal gentleman's costume in the West for more than 150 years.
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By the way, according to biographer Ian Kelly, Brummell (with double "ll") died on the 30th of March, but for some reason the date was registered as the 29th.
It is an excellent biography of the man and a portrait of the era. Recommended.
We all owe him a huge debt. Every one of us. R.I.P.
Read that book.He died of V.D which sent him mad.He had betted all his millions away on one turn of the cards. He lost like 20 million pound and left England for Calais.
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