Francis Douce (pronounced /daʊs/) (1757-1834), antiquary, born in London, was for some time employed at the British Museum. He published Illustrations of Shakespeare (1807), and a dissertation on The Dance of Death (1833).

Douce bequeathed over 19,000 printed books and 420 manuscripts to the Bodleian Library.

External links

• Bodleian Library. Overview of the Douce bequest
• Bodleian Library. MSS. Douce: manuscripts from the collection of Francis Douce (1757-1834)

This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J. M. Dent & sons; New York, E. P. Dutton.

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