Anton de Franckenpoint explained

Anton de Franckenpoint (known as Langer Anton, "Long Anton"; 16th century AD) (died 1596)[1] was the first verified person to reach 8feet, 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Der Riese Anton Frank (Franck) mit Zwerg Thomele . 2024-05-13 . www.khm.at . de.
  2. Web site: Ein Riese in Marburg - das Skelett und Gemälde des "Langen Anton" in der anatomischen Sammlung der Philipps-Universität Marburg . 2022-09-18 . Philipps-Universität Marburg . de.
  3. Book: Ulrich, Nina . Das Museum Anatomicum am Fachbereich Medizin der Philipps-Universität Marburg: Provenienzforschung zu einer Lehrsammlung des 19. Jahrhunderts . 2018-12-19 . Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften . 1st . de.

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