Orville Ward Owen
American academic
Died when: 70 years 90 days (842 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Dr.Orville Ward Owen (January 1, 1854 – March 31, 1924) was an American physician, and exponent of the Baconian theory of Shakespearean authorship.Owen claimed to have discovered hidden messages contained in the works of Shakespeare/Bacon.
He deciphered these using a device he invented called a "cipher wheel".The alleged discoveries were published in Owen's multi-volume work Sir Francis Bacon's Cipher Story (1893-5).
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