# Tragic story of ‘Lionel the Lion-faced Man' who died young after a life of ridicule
Stephan Bibrowski was born in Bielsk, Poland in 1890 with stunning blonde hair — that covered his entire body from head to toe
Aghast at this so-called abomination, his mother gave him up and turned him over to a businessman who paraded him across Europe as a sideshow attraction before taking him to America in 1901.
Once in the U.S., Barnum & Bailey quickly snatched Bibrowski up and put him on display as "Lionel the Lion-Faced Man," describing him as "half-man half-lion." For 20 years, Bibrowski was exhibited as a "freak," with audiences scarcely realizing that the gentle soul behind the hair was a soft-spoken man who knew five languages and nurtured a secret dream of leaving the stage and becoming a dentist.
***For more info, read here:*** [Tragic story of ‘Lionel the Lion-faced Man' who died young after a life of ridicule](https://lifehorizonhues.blogspot.com/2024/07/tragic-story-of-lionel-lion-faced-man.html)
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Like this handsome fella, Atchoum.
This instantly reminded me of Hermey the Christmas Elf who was stereotyped into making toys, but also dreamt of one day becoming a dentist from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
wild can you imagine growing all that hair ON your nose? interesting how he combed it up and towards his head, rather than parting it down the middle. I wonder if he experimented with that.
It made him look MORE like a lion, which is what PT Barnum wanted, for his Half man... Half lion... FREAK!
Seriously, that's the whole reason why his hair was dressed that way.
I'm pretty sure that's how all the big foot stories came to be. bunch of people with this mutation cast out of their villages living in the woods steeling sheep to survive
"when he was born, Bibrowski's parents knew he was different immediately when they saw he was covered in 2.5 cm thick hair across his entire body"
...yea...that'll do it......
The heartburn the mother suffered during her pregnancy must’ve been off the scale!
*(FYI, heartburn is associated with how much hair a newborn has at birth)*
# Tragic story of ‘Lionel the Lion-faced Man' who died young after a life of ridicule Stephan Bibrowski was born in Bielsk, Poland in 1890 with stunning blonde hair — that covered his entire body from head to toe Aghast at this so-called abomination, his mother gave him up and turned him over to a businessman who paraded him across Europe as a sideshow attraction before taking him to America in 1901. Once in the U.S., Barnum & Bailey quickly snatched Bibrowski up and put him on display as "Lionel the Lion-Faced Man," describing him as "half-man half-lion." For 20 years, Bibrowski was exhibited as a "freak," with audiences scarcely realizing that the gentle soul behind the hair was a soft-spoken man who knew five languages and nurtured a secret dream of leaving the stage and becoming a dentist. ***For more info, read here:*** [Tragic story of ‘Lionel the Lion-faced Man' who died young after a life of ridicule](https://lifehorizonhues.blogspot.com/2024/07/tragic-story-of-lionel-lion-faced-man.html)
If you guys want to know more about this symptoms, it’s called hypertrichosis
https://preview.redd.it/8cgz0uzon8ad1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b60c074b6b390ad5c31d2488790ccc9ff532d580 Like this handsome fella, Atchoum.
Bless you.
That dude can transcend time with his thoughts!
This is the coolest looking house cat I’ve ever seen. Bless
I’m telling you!
😂
How may I acquire this condition? I'm bald at 26.
I just really love "they knew he was different when they saw him"
Yeah, somewhat different….what is it?…hmmmm
I love a good AI text.
This instantly reminded me of Hermey the Christmas Elf who was stereotyped into making toys, but also dreamt of one day becoming a dentist from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
I too was a Misfit.
wild can you imagine growing all that hair ON your nose? interesting how he combed it up and towards his head, rather than parting it down the middle. I wonder if he experimented with that.
It made him look MORE like a lion, which is what PT Barnum wanted, for his Half man... Half lion... FREAK! Seriously, that's the whole reason why his hair was dressed that way.
Yeah, it's the nose that seems the most strange.
I instantly thought it must be a complete mess when he has a cold 😫
I'm pretty sure that's how all the big foot stories came to be. bunch of people with this mutation cast out of their villages living in the woods steeling sheep to survive
Finally someone else! It always seemed so obvious to me. After seeing “wolf boy” or something like that on the cover of a tabloid as a child
Good point. We should ask AJ on The Why Files about this.
He died at the young age of 41 from a heart attack.
Pretty good for a Furby. /s
Brother was a Wookie before it was cool. Boss
So when he was born he looked like a puppy. Who doesn't love a puppy?
We all love a puppy. But if one popped out of my wife, I'd shoot our f*cking Labrador! 😁
“Fur” is a movie in which RDJ has this affliction. Excellent movie imo.
What a heartbreaking story. Shame on his mother.
[удалено]
Apparently teen wolf means nothing to you…. Shame…
Chewieeeeeeeeee
Give me...a keg...of beer
The Wikipedia article says his mom blamed it on his father getting mauled by a lion while she was pregnant. 
Wow, they immediately knew huh?
Try this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Bibrowski Sad story.
"when he was born, Bibrowski's parents knew he was different immediately when they saw he was covered in 2.5 cm thick hair across his entire body" ...yea...that'll do it......
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cool look i would just trim the nose hair back.
r/conspiracytheories
Soooo is Sasquatch just a sect of humans living together with this condition.. or???
The O.G Furry. Now where's those furry cosplayers at? Time to up your game kiddos!
Guy would make millions today with a reality show.
He has five fingers, he is a five-man like me.
I wonder if induced alopecia is a thing?
Any cure or no?
The heartburn the mother suffered during her pregnancy must’ve been off the scale! *(FYI, heartburn is associated with how much hair a newborn has at birth)*
if there was anyone better suited for Phish tour.
Chewbrowski
https://preview.redd.it/13dxh2pwamad1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f04f7c2c3bcb581ae0e26e9df240ba8d81f37f9
https://preview.redd.it/mzp9lsvbbmad1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b5c5857d49d60733a2b451a532e0fb1016bf19f .
Poor dude
Are there any pics of him with a shaved face? I searched online and didn’t find any