Stephan Bibrowsky

koala · Site Admin Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 712

In 1890, Stephan Bibrowsky was born in Poland to perfectly normal parents. He suffered from hypertrichosia, another rare condition in which the body is covered with an overabundance of hair, giving a beast-like appearance. Bibrowsky went on to deal with his six-inch long hair as best as he could, and he was discovered by a man named Meyer who out him on a tour throughout the world. Far from being as uncivilized as his appearance would suggest, 'Lionel the Lion-Faced Man' was sophisticated in style and dress, and could speak and write five languages very well. Lionel died in 1932 at the young age of 42.

wizard · Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 128 Location: NoWhere Important

That is just weird and sad, imagine if it were you, wow, that is about all I can say.

Wizard

wotsthatnoise · Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 36 Location: DeadTown

I think it's kind of cool. You never have to worry about a halloween costume.

If I had his DNA I would want to live in these days though because I could use an electric razor on my face before going out.

wotsthatnoise :wink:

pjack · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 35

Poor guy.

skelie · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 47

That's a ton of hair. He should have sold it to make toupees for bald men.

flossy · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject:

looks like him out of star wars films, shewmacker isnt it ?

koala · Site Admin Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 712

Chewbacca???

koala

YB · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject:

.. and you all thought the Wolf Man stories were just myths LOL, Rare conditions like this do happen. Bet the shampoo companys would love him as their spokes person Laughing