Ann Moore | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Ann_Moore_of_Tutbury_engraving.jpg) 1812 engraving by Anthony Cardon | |
| Born | 31 October 1761[1] |
| Died | 1813 |
| Occupation | impostor |
| Spouse | James Moore |
| Children | several |
| Parent | Mr Pegg |
Ann Moore (31 October 1761 – 1813) was an English woman who became notorious as the fasting-woman of Tutbury. From 1807 to 1813, she claimed to have eaten nothing at all, but her claims were eventually shown to be a hoax.[1]
- ^ a b Seccombe, Thomas (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. pp. 339–340.