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<p><b>Matthew Holbeche Bloxam</b> (12 May 1805 - 24 April 1888), a native of <a href="page.php?w=Rugby%2C_Warwickshire">Rugby</a>, Warwickshire, England, was a Warwickshire <a href="page.php?w=antiquary">antiquary</a> and amateur <a href="page.php?w=archeologist">archeologist</a>, author of a popular guide to Gothic architecture. He was the original source of the legend of <a href="page.php?w=William_Webb_Ellis">William Webb Ellis</a>' invention of  the game of <a href="page.php?w=Rugby_football">Rugby football</a>.</p>

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