- Grgo Kusić
Grgo Kusic (1892-1918) was a
Croat soldier in theAustro-Hungarian army.Known as the
Gulliver ofDalmatia , the 237 cmGrabovac native was a personal imperial guard to emperorFranz Joseph I of Austria inVienna .Grgo stood a little over 7 foot 9 inches tall and was one of history's tallest person.
Croatia 's tallest person ever, andAustro-Hungary 's tallest soldier.
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