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Robert Earl Hughes (June 4, 1926 – July 10, 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.〔("Robert Hughes" - Brainy History )〕 Hughes was born in Baylis, Illinois, in 1926. At the age of six, he weighed about ;〔("Biography" - Find a Grave )〕 at ten, he weighed . His excessive weight was attributed to a malfunctioning pituitary gland.〔("World's Heaviest Man: The last chapter of Robert Earl Hughes' remarkable life" - Washington Times Reporter )〕 His chest was measured at , and he weighed an estimated 485 kg (1069 lbs) at his heaviest.〔 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.〔 On July 10, 1958, Hughes contracted a case of measles,〔 which soon developed into uremia,〔 resulting in his death in Bremen, Indiana,〔(Obituary - ''Bremen Enquirer'' )〕 United States; he was 32 years old.〔 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 .〔 ==See also== * List of the heaviest people * Obesity 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Earl Hughes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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