Anton de Franckenpoint (known as Langer Anton, "Long Anton"; fl. 16th century AD) (died 1596)[1] was the first verified person to reach 8 feet (244 cm), or more in height. Anton was working as a personal guard of Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

Skeleton

In 1810, his skeleton was added to the Museum Anatomicum in Marburg.[2][3] His skeleton is not complete, one arm is missing, his shoulder blades are not connected, his breastbones are missing, and his feet are made of cork.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Langer Anton". Wikipedia (German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ein Riese in Marburg - das Skelett und Gemälde des "Langen Anton" in der anatomischen Sammlung der Philipps-Universität Marburg". Philipps-Universität Marburg (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. ↑ Ulrich, Nina (2018-12-19). Das Museum Anatomicum am Fachbereich Medizin der Philipps-Universität Marburg: Provenienzforschung zu einer Lehrsammlung des 19. Jahrhunderts (in German) (1st ed.). Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften.


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