Researching Helen Marten
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 909 people with the Marten surname? In that year Marten was ranked number 2676 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Helen means "bright one" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Helen Marten on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Helen Marten and the Marten Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 471 people with the Marten surname in the UK? Marten is now ranked number 3597 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Marten surname in the USA? Marten is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Helen Marten
Helen Marten
Helen Elizabeth Marten (born 1985 in Macclesfield) is an English artist based in London who works in sculpture, video, and installation art. Marten studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at the University of Oxford (2005–2008) and Central Saint Martins (2004). Her work has been included in the 56th Venice Biennale and the 20th Biennale of Sydney. She has won the 2012 LUMA Award (from the LUMA Foundation), the Prix Lafayette in 2011, the inaugural Hepworth Prize and the Turner Prize, both in 2016.
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Other names that sound a bit like Marten
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