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Jean-Albert Dadas (10 May 1860 – 28 November 1907), also known as the "Running Man" and "The First Fuguer", was a French gas fitter renowned for being one of the most notable cases of dromomania, a psychological condition characterized by an irresistible urge to wander with no discernible reason or recollection. Dadas, the presumed Patient Zero of the compelling wandering epidemic that swept through Europe, is a perplexing figure at the cusp of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Dadas gained prominence as the first documented case of "pathological tourism". His life was marked by an irresistible compulsion to wander and travel, embarking on extensive and often perilous journeys which captivated the public's attention. His condition is remarked and documented through the case study and treatment performed by the learned medical student, Philippe Tissié (1852–1935).