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Dec 15, 2009 · 22 subscribers. 105. 11K views 13 years ago. A feature on the 200th anniversary of the death of Daniel Lambert. BBC television presenter Simon Ward looks at the life of the biggest man in the...
Jun 23, 2009 · Leicester's Largest Son. Daniel Lambert was, at the time of his death, the heaviest man around! The Leicester man still retains a place in the Guinness Book of Records for his size. Daniel...
Dec 10, 2023 · The tale of Daniel Lambert and the bear spread far and wide, a story not just of a man of great size, but of a man of even greater heart. He became a hero, not for defeating a bear, but for showing the world that true strength lies in kindness and empathy.
Daniel Lambert was born in Leicester on March 13th 1770. His family were of country stock - gamekeepers, huntsmen and field sportsmen. His uncle was gamekeeper to the Earl of Stamford, and his great-uncle was huntsman to the earl of Stamford. Daniel's father, John Lambert, was the keeper of the County Bridewell or House of Correction in ...
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Mar 8, 2018 · Daniel Lambert (1770–1809) was a gaol keeper and animal breeder from Leicester, England, particularly expert in sporting horses and dogs. He was well known as a keen sportsman and was extremely strong.
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Daniel Lambert was, quite literally, the greatest celebrity of his age. Universally proclaimed as "the heaviest man in the world", between 1806 and his death in 1809, he regularly exhibited himself to "the high-born as well as the vulgar" at a residence in London's Piccadilly at the cost of a shilling per person.
Daniel Lambert is significant for being the heaviest authenticated person in recorded history, weighing 50 stone (700 lb; 320 kg) at the time of his death. He was renowned as a field sportsman, breeding cocks and dogs, and for his compassionate approach to his work as a gaol keeper.
