- Julius Koch
Julius Koch (1872 in
Reutlingen ,Germany -March 30 ,1902 , inMons ,Belgium ), also known as "Le Geant Constantin", was one of twelve people in medical history who have surpassed eight feet in height. He was a victim of the malady eunuchoidal-infantilegigantism (daddy-longlegs syndrome). His height, 245.9 centimeters, (8 feet, 0.8 inches) was estimated, as his legs were amputated after they developedgangrene . He was probably never the world's tallest person due to his life coinciding with that ofJohn Rogan , who likewise suffered from gigantism. Koch'sfemur s were the longest on record - 76 centimeters (29.9 inches) - and his hands were 37½ centimeters (14¾ inches) in length.Koch died in
Mons ,Belgium on March 30, 1902. His skeleton is preserved in the Museum of Natural History in Mons.Koch was the star of an early short film, "The Giant Constantin", released in 1902.
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* [http://www.mons.be/default.aspx?GUID=%7B1AE2683B-86F9-11DA-9731-0002A58CB319%7D&LNG=FRA Le Geant Constantin]
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