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Augur, Hezekiah

Augur, Hezekiah (ô'gur) [key], 17911858, American sculptor. After a business failure he devoted himself to art and was encouraged by Samuel F. B. Morse. His bust of Washington and the statuette group Jephtha and His Daughter (Yale Univ.) are among his best-known works.

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