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'''Robert Earl Hughes''' (4 June 1926 – 10 July 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.<ref name="Brainy">[http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1926/june_4_1926_85832.html "Robert Hughes" - Brainy History]</ref>
'''Robert Earl Hughes''' (4 June 1926 – 10 July 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.<ref name="Brainy">[http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1926/june_4_1926_85832.html "Robert Hughes" - Brainy History]</ref>


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Robert Earl Hughes (4 June 1926 – 10 July 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.[1]

Hughes was born in Baylis, Illinois, in 1926. At the age of six, he weighed about 92 kilograms (203 lb)*;[2] at ten, he weighed 171 kilograms (377 lb)*. His excessive weight was attributed to a malfunctioning pituitary gland.[3] His chest was measured at 3.15 metres (10.3 ft)*, and he weighed an estimated 486 kilograms (1,071 lb)* at his heaviest.[1]

During his adult life, Hughes made guest appearances at carnivals and fairs; plans to appear on the Ed Sullivan television program were announced but never came about.[3] On July 10, 1958, Hughes contracted a case of measles,[2] which soon developed into uremia,[2] resulting in his death in Bremen, Indiana,[4] United States; he was 32 years old.[2]

He is often said to have been buried in a piano case. This error stems from a sentence that appeared in successive editions of the Guinness Book of World Records, which read, "He was buried in a coffin the size of a piano case." His headstone notes that he was the world's heaviest man at a confirmed 1,041 pounds (472 kg)*.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Hughes" - Brainy History
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biography" - Find a Grave
  3. ^ a b "World's Heaviest Man: The last chapter of Robert Earl Hughes' remarkable life" - Washington Times Reporter
  4. ^ Obituary - Bremen Enquirer

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