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10 Incredibly Eccentric People

Everyone loves an eccentric, so we are presenting here ten of the best.
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    Jemmy Hirst

    Jemmy (James) Hirst was so famous an eccentric in his own time, that King George III summoned him to tea. When he received the invitation, ... More
     
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    Francis Egerton

    He became famous for his unusual dinner parties which he threw for dogs. All of the invited dogs would be dressed in the finest fashions ... More
     
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    William Buckland

    William Buckland is famous for two things: he was the first man to write a full account of a fossil, and he was incredibly eccentric ... More
     
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    Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson

    When he was nine he was sent to boarding school where he had a relationship with an older boy - the relationship ended when Lord ... More
     
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    Sir George Sitwell

    Sir George Sitwell (father of the famous writer Dame Edith Sitwell) was a very bizarre man in many ways. He was a keen gardener (he ... More
     
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