Edward De Lacy Evans

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Edward de Lacy Evans  (c. 1830 – 25 August 1901), an Australian miner who identified as a man for over 22 years and was married 3 times. 

Evans gained international attention in 1879 when it was revealed that he was assigned female at birth.

De Lacey Evans was so well known that for decades later, other people who went about their lives dressed in male attire and were suddenly 'discovered' to be female were referred to as "De Lacey Evan types'.

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