Picture No | 11673090 |
Date | circa 1582 |
Description | Hairy children of Pedro Gonzalez |
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Two hairy children of Pedro Gonzalez (Petrus Gonsalvus), born in 1537, who suffered from hypertrichosis, and his French wife who did not have the condition. They had seven children, some of whom 'favoured their mother in looks and complexion, whereas others are covered in hair and take after their father'.
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Source | Illustration in Joris Hoefnagel's Natural History, reproduced in The Illustrated London News, 27th April 1946, page 467 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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