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'''Adam Rainer''' ([[1899]]–4 March 1950) is the only person in recorded history ever to have been both a [[dwarfism|dwarf]] and a [[gigantism|giant]].<ref>''Guinness World Records'', 2004.</ref> |
'''Adam Rainer''' ([[1899]]–4 March 1950) is the only person in recorded history ever to have been both a [[dwarfism|dwarf]] and a [[gigantism|giant]].<ref>''Guinness World Records'', 2004.</ref> |
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Rainer was born in [[Graz]], [[Austria]].<ref name="Damn Int">Bellows, Alan. [http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=239 "The Man Who Was a Dwarf and a Giant"], DamnInteresting.com, 1 December 2005.</ref> In 1917 at age 18, he was measured at {{convert|138|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}. A typical defining characteristic of dwarfism is an adult height below {{convert|147|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}. Then, likely as a result of a pituitary tumor, he had a dramatic growth spurt so that by 1931 he had reached a height of {{convert| |
Rainer was born in [[Graz]], [[Austria]].<ref name="Damn Int">Bellows, Alan. [http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=239 "The Man Who Was a Dwarf and a Giant"], DamnInteresting.com, 1 December 2005.</ref> In 1917 at age 18, he was measured at {{convert|138|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}. A typical defining characteristic of dwarfism is an adult height below {{convert|147|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}. Then, likely as a result of a pituitary tumor, he had a dramatic growth spurt so that by 1931 he had reached a height of {{convert||cm|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref>Hirsch, Obar. [http://www.thetallestman.com/images/adamrainer/adamrainer%20%2814%29.jpg Two Types of Gigantism Due to Similar Tumors. Discussion of Growth*] Confinia Neurologica, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1961)</ref> As a result of his [[gigantism]] he became bedridden for the rest of his life.<ref name="Damn Int" /> When he died in 1950 he had reached a height of {{convert|234|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.thetallestman.com/adamrainer.htm Adam Rainer] at The Tallest Man</ref> His feet measured 13.1 inches, and his hands 9.4 inches. He weighed only 241 pounds. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 01:27, 7 June 2011
Adam Rainer (1899–4 March 1950) is the only person in recorded history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant.[1]
Rainer was born in Graz, Austria.[2] In 1917 at age 18, he was measured at 138 cm (4 ft 6 in). A typical defining characteristic of dwarfism is an adult height below 147 cm (4 ft 10 in). Then, likely as a result of a pituitary tumor, he had a dramatic growth spurt so that by 1931 he had reached a height of 218 cm (7 ft 2 in).[3] As a result of his gigantism he became bedridden for the rest of his life.[2] When he died in 1950 he had reached a height of 234 cm (7 ft 8 in).[4] His feet measured 13.1 inches, and his hands 9.4 inches. He weighed only 241 pounds.
Notes
- ^ Guinness World Records, 2004.
- ^ a b Bellows, Alan. "The Man Who Was a Dwarf and a Giant", DamnInteresting.com, 1 December 2005.
- ^ Hirsch, Obar. Two Types of Gigantism Due to Similar Tumors. Discussion of Growth* Confinia Neurologica, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1961)
- ^ Adam Rainer at The Tallest Man
External links
- Entry at FindaGrave.com (no grave photo; cremated)
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