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Daniel Lambert, a very large man
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| Caption | Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Engraving, 1809. The Dictionary of National Biography states that Daniel Lambert was "the most corpulent man of whom authentic record exists". He was born in the parish of St Margaret in Leicester on 13 March 1770. After taking over his father's post as Leicester gaoler in 1791, his size and weight started to increase enormously. By 1793 he weighed 32 stone although he was very strong and active, only drank water, and slept for less than eight hours a day. In 1805 he resigned his post at the prison to turn his amazing stature to profit by exhibiting himself all over England. He died in Stamford at the Waggon and Horses inn on 21 July 1809 weighing 739 lbs. See further L Fiedler, 'Freaks', New York 1978, pp. 128–129. Created 1 August 1809. Obesity. Strong men. Daniel Lambert (1770–1809). Work ID: d9ycyw77. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | line engraving with stipple and etching |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
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