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Édouard Beaupré ((:edwaʁ bopʁe); born Joseph Édouard Beaupré Piché January 9, 1881 – July 3, 1904) was a circus and freak show giant, wrestler, strongman, and a star in Barnum and Bailey's circus. ==Life== Édouard Beaupré was born in the southern Saskatchewan town of Willow Bunch on January 9, 1881. He was the first of 20 children born to Gaspard Beaupré and Florestine Piché, a Métis. When he started school at seven he was of average height but at nine he was already and at 11 he was over tall. He stopped going to school at this time but not because he was simple. He spoke French, English, Méchif, Cree and Sioux. He was an excellent horseman but at the age of 17 he reached the height of and he abandoned the trade.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=le Musée Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan (Édouard Beaupré) )〕 His father worked as a freighter for the trader Jean-Louis Légaré who was a cattle and horse rancher and also Édouard's godfather. For several years he accompanied his father on his trips to Moose Jaw, Regina and Montana.〔 Abandoning life on ranch he began touring showing off his strength by bending iron bars and lifting horses onto his shoulders. He toured from Winnipeg to Montreal and stayed for a time in California.〔 While in Montreal, March 25, 1901, Édouard wrestled Louis Cyr, a famous French Canadian strongman, who is regarded as the strongest man to have ever lived. Beaupré's height was measured at and he weighed and Cyr's height was measured at and he weighed . The match was very short with Cyr winning the match. 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「Édouard Beaupré」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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