The 10 of tallest man in the world in history
Robert Pershing Wadlow
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) was the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or Giant of Illinois because of his upbringing in Alton, Illinois.
Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) in height and weighed 485 lb (220 kg) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.
Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) in height and weighed 485 lb (220 kg) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.
Wadlow's size began to take its toll. He needed leg braces to walk and had little feeling sick in his legs and feet. Despite having like these difficulties, Wadlow never also used a wheelchair. On June 27, 1940 (eighteen days before his death), he was measured at 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) by doctors C. M. Charles and Cyril MacBryde of Washington University in St. Louis.
Wadlow was an American celebrity; he was well-known due to his 1936 U.S. tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and his 1938 promotional tour with the INTERCO. He continued participating in tours and public appearances.
Wadlow was a Freemason. In 1939, he petitioned Franklin Lodge #25 in Alton, Illinois and by late November of that year was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Illinois A.F & A.M.
Wadlow was an American celebrity; he was well-known due to his 1936 U.S. tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and his 1938 promotional tour with the INTERCO. He continued participating in tours and public appearances.
Wadlow was a Freemason. In 1939, he petitioned Franklin Lodge #25 in Alton, Illinois and by late November of that year was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Illinois A.F & A.M.
On July 4, 1940, while making a professional appearance at the Manistee National Forest Festival, a faulty brace irritated his ankle, causing a blister and subsequent infection. Doctors treated him with a blood transfusion and emergency surgery, but his condition worsened and then on July 15, 1940 he died in his sleep at age 22.
An estimated 40,000 people attended Wadlow's funeral on July 19. He was buried in a 10-feet-long (3.0 m), with half-ton coffin and needed twelve pallbearers and was interred in a vault of solid concrete. Wadlow's family members were concerned for the sanctity of his body after his death and use lengths coffin and heavy to ensure it would not be disturbed or stolen.
An estimated 40,000 people attended Wadlow's funeral on July 19. He was buried in a 10-feet-long (3.0 m), with half-ton coffin and needed twelve pallbearers and was interred in a vault of solid concrete. Wadlow's family members were concerned for the sanctity of his body after his death and use lengths coffin and heavy to ensure it would not be disturbed or stolen.
A life-size statue of Wadlow stands on College Avenue in Alton, Illinois, across from the Alton Museum of History and Art. The statue was erected in 1986 in honor of the hometown schoolboy. Another statue of him stands in The Guinness Museum in Niagara Falls and the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum in Myrtle Beach, New York City and Genting Highlands . A group of 6 life-size models made before his death by artist James Butler, exist and are shipped and displayed in replica caskets.
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