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Joseph Merrick
English artist
Joseph Carey Merrick, often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English artist known for his severe physical deformities. Wikipedia
Born: August 5, 1862, Leicester, United Kingdom
Died: April 11, 1890 (age 27 years), The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Resting place: Skeleton on display in Royal London Hospital; Soft tissue buried at the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium
Full name: Joseph Carey Merrick
Parents: Mary Jane Merrick and Joseph Rockley Merrick
Siblings: Marion Eliza Merrick, John Thomas Merrick, and William Arthur Merrick
Height: 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
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Joseph Merrick, a disfigured man who was called the Elephant Man, was a professional “freak” and a figure of fascination in Victorian London society.
Mar 16, 2024 · Riddled with severe deformities all over his body, Joseph Merrick became a human exhibit known as "the Elephant Man" before dying at 27 in ...