Anton de Franckenpoint
First verified person to be 8ft tall
About Anton de Franckenpoint
Anton de Franckenpoint (known as Langer Anton, "Long Anton"; 16th century AD) (died 1596) was the first verified person to reach , or more in height. Anton, along with Christopher Munster, was working as a personal guard of Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Skeleton In 1810, his skeleton was added to the Museum Anatomicum in Marburg. His skeleton is not complete, both arms are missing, his shoulder blades are not connected, his breastbones are missing, and his feet are made of cork, and one of its legs disconnected from hips.
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first verified person to be 8ft tall
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