Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 - 11 April 1890; often incorrectly called John Merrick) was an English man with very severe deformities who was first exhibited at a freak show as the "Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital after he met Frederick Treves, so becoming well known in London society. Joseph Merrick (August 1808 - 22 October 1849) was a Jamaican Baptist missionary who, assisted by Joseph Jackson Fuller, established the first successful mission on the Cameroon coast of Africa.
Joseph Merrick was a man in the 19th century with perfect features.
Evaluate the veracity of the claim: "Joseph Merrick was a man in the 19th century with perfect features." based on the evidence: "Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 - 11 April 1890; often incorrectly called John Merrick) was an English man with very severe deformities who was first exhibited at a freak show as the "Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital after he met Frederick Treves, so becoming well known in London society. Joseph Merrick (August 1808 - 22 October 1849) was a Jamaican Baptist missionary who, assisted by Joseph Jackson Fuller, established the first successful mission on the Cameroon coast of Africa.".

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Evaluate the veracity of the claim: "Joseph Merrick was a man in the 19th century with perfect features." based on the evidence: "Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 - 11 April 1890; often incorrectly called John Merrick) was an English man with very severe deformities who was first exhibited at a freak show as the "Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital after he met Frederick Treves, so becoming well known in London society. Joseph Merrick (August 1808 - 22 October 1849) was a Jamaican Baptist missionary who, assisted by Joseph Jackson Fuller, established the first successful mission on the Cameroon coast of Africa.".

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