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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joseph_MerrickJoseph Merrick - Wikipedia

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   Joseph Merrick's skeleton. Ever since Joseph Merrick's days as a novelty exhibit on Whitechapel Road, his condition has remained a source of curiosity for medical professionals.

2. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-23863974Unlocking the secrets of the Elephant Man - BBC News

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   Aug 29, 2013 · Experts believe the bones of the Elephant Man, Joseph Merrick, could benefit medical science today. Why?

3. historynewsnetwork.org › article › unlocking-theUnlocking the secrets of the Elephant Man | History News Network

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   Aug 29, 2013 · Unlocking the secrets of the Elephant Man. The Elephant Man, Joseph Merrick, was an object of curiosity and ridicule throughout his life - studied, prodded and examined by the Victorian medical...

4. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-leicestershire-48149855Elephant Man: Joseph Merrick's grave 'found by author' - BBC

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   May 5, 2019 · The unmarked grave of Joseph Merrick - who is better known as the Elephant Man - has been traced after nearly 130 years, it has been claimed. Merrick had a skeletal and soft tissue...

5. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-leicestershire-27515151Call for Leicester's Elephant Man to be buried after 120 years

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   May 22, 2014 · The founder of a tribute website for Leicester's Joseph Merrick, who became known as the Elephant Man, has called for his bones to finally be buried. Since Mr Merrick died in 1890, his skeleton...

6. aboutlondonlaura.com › the-elephant-manThe Elephant Man – Find Out About the Life of Joseph Merrick

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   Jan 5, 2023 · The skeleton of Joseph Merrick, ‘The Elephant Man’. What Was Wrong With Him? Joseph Merrick was originally thought to be suffering from elephantiasis. The Merrick family explained his symptoms as the result of his mother being knocked over and frightened by a fairground elephant while she was pregnant with him.

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   Who is Joseph Merrick?

   • This Victorian man with severe face and body deformities is still remembered today. Joseph Merrick is better known by his freak show name: The Elephant Man. (After recently rewatching the 1980 film The Elephant Man with John Hurt in the lead role I was amazed to see how closely the film characterisation resembled the real man in the photo above.)

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   Where is Joseph Merrick's skeleton now?

   • Since Mr Merrick died in 1890, his skeleton has been studied at Queen Mary University of London's medical school. Jeanette Sitton, from Friends of Joseph Merrick, said the time had now come for him to have "ultimate rest". The university said his family had agreed for his bones to be retained for ongoing medical research.

   Call for Leicester's Elephant Man to be buried after 120

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   Why did Joseph Merrick change his appearance?

   • The earliest explanation for Joseph Merrick’s changing appearance was one that, today, seems almost Medieval in its reasoning: it was because his mother was kicked by an elephant while she was pregnant. “The deformity which I am now exhibiting was cause by my mother being frightened by an Elephant,” Merrick wrote in his autobiography.

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   Who played Merrick in 'the Elephant Man'?

   • A biographical film, also titled The Elephant Man, was released in 1980; directed by David Lynch, it received eight Academy Award nominations. Merrick was played by John Hurt and Frederick Treves by Anthony Hopkins. In 1982, US television network ABC broadcast an adaptation of Pomerance's play, starring Anglim.

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8. www.iflscience.com › the-surprising-sad-and-trueThe Surprising, Sad, And True Story Behind "The Elephant Man"

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   Oct 31, 2022 · Despite being a devout Christian, Merrick never got a proper burial; instead, his skeleton was separated from his soft tissues and mounted for medical students to examine.