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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Daniel Lambert
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(1770–1809)
Keeper of the jail in Leicester, whose name became a byword in Britain for obesity. In 1806 he resigned his post and moved to London to exhibit himself. At his death he weighed nearly 53 stone (337kg). His waistcoat is in the Leicester museum.
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