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Mr O Brien, the Irish Giant, the Tallest Man in the Known World, 1803. Artist: John Kay

Mr O Brien, the Irish Giant, the Tallest Man in the Known World, 1803. Artist: John Kay


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Mr O Brien, the Irish Giant, the Tallest Man in the Known World, 1803. Artist: John Kay

Mr O Brien, the Irish Giant, the Tallest Man in the Known World, 1803. Patrick O Brien (c1765-1804), the Irish giant, being measured for a suit by an Edinburgh tailor. O Brien was 8 feet 7 inches (2.616m) tall. Such abnormal growth manifested by those suffering from Gigantism is caused by an over-active pituitary gland (endocrine system) producing an excess of growth hormone

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