George "Professor" Burchett (23 August 1872 – 3 April 1953) was an English tattoo artist known as the "King of Tattooists".
Profile
Burchett was born George Burchett-Davis on 23 August 1872 in the English seaside town of Brighton, East Sussex. He was expelled from school at age 12 for tattooing his classmates. He joined the Royal Navy at age 13 (see boy seaman). He developed his tattooing skills while travelling overseas as a deckhand on . After absconding from the Navy, he returned to England.
In 1900, Burchett became a full-time tattoo artist.
See also
- Tom Riley
- Sutherland Macdonald
Selected bibliography
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