The Double-bodied Man
postcard, 5.5 x 3.25 inches, circa 1920
photographer: unknown
Quite similar to Piramal was Jean Libbera, who
displayed his parasitic twin, Jacques. Jean and Jacques were born in Rome in
1884 into a family of thirteen children — one of whom also had a parasitic twin
but did not survive.
Libbera toured the United States for many years,
earning a handsome living from his brother. He married and had four children,
eventually retiring from the business and moving with his family back to Italy.
Jean (and Jacques) passed away in 1936