Picture No | 10012282 |
Date | 1897 |
Description | Lionel, The Lion-faced Boy |
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Stephan Bibrowski (1891 - 1932), better known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer. His whole body was covered with long hair that gave him the appearance of a lion; this was likely due to a rare condition called hypertrichosis. Pictured as a boy aged 6 in 1897.
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Source | unnamed engraver in Journal des Voyages 10 January 1897 page 96 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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