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Merrick, Joseph Carey [called the Elephant Man] (1862–1890), freak show novelty and medical curiosity  

Peter Osborne

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23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Merrick, Joseph Carey [called the Elephant Man] (1862–1890), freak show novelty and medical curiosity, was born at 50 Lee Street, Leicester, on 5 August 1862, the elder son (there was also a daughter) of Joseph Rockley Merrick (b. 1835/6), a warehouseman and machine operator in a cotton factory, and ...