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Mary Toft

1703 - 1763

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Mary Toft (née Denyer; baptised 21 February 1703 – January 1763), also spelled Tofts, was an English woman from Godalming, Surrey, who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits. In 1726, Toft became pregnant, but following her reported fascination with the sighting of a rabbit, she miscarried. Her claim to have given birth to various animal parts prompted the arrival of John Howard, a local surgeon, who investigated the matter. He delivered several pieces of animal flesh and duly notified other prominent physicians, which brought the case to the attention of Nathaniel St. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Toft is the 489th most popular social activist (down from 462nd in 2019), the 3,745th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,181st in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Mary Toft ranks 489 out of 840. Before her are Gabrielle Petit, Osvaldo Hurtado, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Gabriela Silang, Kamala Nehru, and Pingali Venkayya. After her are Sam Childers, Selena Rocky Malone, Josué de Castro, Gertrud Adelborg, Jack Sheppard, and Giuseppe Impastato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1703, Mary Toft ranks 15. Before her are Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, Aleksei Chirikov, Johann Gottlieb Graun, Jean-François Séguier, and Vasily Trediakovsky. After her are Jack Broughton, and Kashibai. Among people deceased in 1763, Mary Toft ranks 22. Before her are Joseph François Dupleix, Suleiman II of Persia, Khariton Laptev, Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, Olof von Dalin, and Gabriela Silang. After her are John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, and Fyodor Volkov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Toft ranks 3,746 out of 8,785. Before her are Jennifer Saunders (1958), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Thomas Middleton (1580), Arthur Bliss (1891), Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800), and Quentin Crisp (1908). After her are Peter McParland (1934), John Gerard (1545), Ashley Montagu (1905), Ronald Lacey (1935), Osbert Salvin (1835), and Davy Jones (1945).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Mary Toft ranks 31. Before her are Charles Boycott (1832), Robert Catesby (1573), James Guillaume (1844), Mirabehn (1892), Hereward the Wake (1035), and Donald Watson (1910). After her are Jack Sheppard (1702), Annie Kenney (1879), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), Emily Davies (1830), Thomas Clarkson (1760), and Emily Hobhouse (1860).

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