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Charles Byrne (probable real name: Charles O'Brien; 1761 – 1 June 1783), or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s for his large stature. Byrne's exact height is of some conjecture.
13 de ene. de 2023 · Después de 200 años, su deseo se volvió realidad. Charles Byrne no quería que su cadáver fuera expuesto. Aunque médicos, científicos y otras miradas morbosas lo instaron a que donase sus restos a la ciencia, el hombre se resistió todos los días de su vida: no quería ser visto como una curiosidad.
By 1782, his great height meant he was one of London's greatest celebrities, being paid to entertain audiences by displaying his 7ft 6in (2.3m) tall body under the stage name of Charles Byrne.
- Naomi Holland
25 de jun. de 2018 · Cuando Charles Byrne nació en el 1761 en en condado de Derry, Irlanda del Norte, los conocimientos que la medicina tenía sobre enfermedades genéticas extrañas como el gigantismo eran...
5 de ene. de 2011 · Researchers report that an 18th-century Irishman who gained wealth and fame as a 7-foot-7 freak of nature had a rare gene mutation that is probably shared by 200 to 300 people living today.
11 de ene. de 2023 · Charles Byrne grew to be 7ft 6in (2.3m) and his bones have been on public display for more than two centuries at the Hunterian Museum.
11 de ene. de 2023 · By 1782, his height meant he was one of London's greatest celebrities, being paid to entertain audiences by displaying his body under the stage name of Charles Byrne.
