1, Robert Wadlow Statue. 2810 College Ave · Point of Interest. 2, Piasa Bird · Park. 3, Robert E Glazebrook Community Park. 1401 Stamper Ln · Köpcentrum.

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Robert Pershing Wadlow was born, educated and buried in Alton, Illinois. His height of 8' 11.1" qualifies him as the tallest person in history, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. At the time of his death he weighed 490 pounds. Robert was born on February 22, 1918, and weighed a normal eight pounds, six ounces.

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Robert Wadlow was the 'tallest man in the world' and, as far as we know, he is the 'tallest man ever'. At the time of his death, he was recorded as being 8 feet and 11.1 inches (2.72 meters). Robert Pershing Wadlow, also known as the Giant of Illinois and the Alton Giant, was an American man who gained fame as the tallest person in recorded histor Robert Wadlow, välkänd man som levde 1918–1940 – amerikan, längsta människan någonsin uppmätt. Amerikanen från Aton Illinois som generellt brukar ses som världens längsta människa, Robert föddes med en förstorad hypofys som i sin tur ledde till ökad produktion av tillväxthormon. Bilden överst. The twins then named Robert Wadlow as the tallest man “of whom there is irrefutable evidence”.

Robert Wadlow, the world's tallest man in history, with his parents and siblings in. VärldshistoriaGamla FotografierOvanliga FotonDokumentärfotografiKonstigt 

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Robert Wadlow. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born on February 22, 1918 in Alton, Illinois. His height of 8' 11.1" qualifies him as the tallest person in history, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. Robert was the first born of Addie and Harold Wadlow. He had two sisters, Helen and Betty, and two brothers, Eugene and Harold Jr., all of whom were of average

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Världens längsta man, och människa, var den 272 cm långe Robert Wadlow från USA. GWR ligger bekvämt på Ströget. Kommer du med bil finns det flera parkeringshus i närheten. Det är omöjligt att missa 2.72 Robert Wadlow som välkomnar dej  Rob föddes i Alton, Illinois den 22: e dagenfrån februari 1918 till Harold Franklin och Addie May Wadlow som Robert Pershing Wadlow. Han är den äldsta av sin  Robert Wadlow var den högsta mannen någonsin, och även om hans liv tragiskt förkortades, var det fullt av spänning värd "den milda jätten." Getty Images / New  Ett urval av rekord. 1955: Världens längsta man någonsin Robert Wadlow, USA. Längd: 272 cm. 1967: Längsta skägget någonsin Hans Langseth  Robert Pershing Wadlow föddes, utbildades och begravdes i Alton, Illinois.

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There is no need to wonder that he was called as the tallest person in the recorded history. Let us find out other interesting facts about Wadlow below: Facts about Robert Wadlow 1: the height of Wadlow. The height of Wadlow was measured at 2.72 meters or 8 feet and 11.1 inches. Robert Wadlow was normal at birth but started growing abnormally when he was two, after a double hernia operation. He was six feet tall at age six.
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Alton har en intressant historia du kan upptäcka genom att besöka Robert Wadlow Statue. Besök butikerna i detta familjevänliga område  Robert Pershing Wadlow (1918-1940) is the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or  Världens längsta man var Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) från USA. Han var 2,72 m lång. I den här stationen kan du jämföra dig med honom.

Today, you can see how you measure up to Wadlow at his life-size statue located on College Avenue. Se hela listan på ripleys.com Rare color footage of the tallest man in medical history, Robert Wadlow (1918-1940), who stood 8 feet 11 inches and weighed 491 pounds.
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Robert was laid to rest in the Upper Alton Cemetery, and the casket was sealed in a 12-foot long reinforced concrete tomb. Robert Wadlow will also be remembered as Alton’s “Gentle Giant.” He was shy, friendly, respectable and tall in character. Today, you can see how you measure up to Wadlow at his life-size statue located on College Avenue.

Entering adulthood, he had to consume between seven and eight thousand calories a day. Wadlow, who grew to 8'11" as a result of hyperplasia of the pituitary gland, died in 1940 at the age of 22. Rare, Surreal Color Footage Of The Tallest Man To Ever Live, Robert Wadlow - Digg Explore Merch Robert Wadlow, was 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall when he died in 1940 at age 22. He was the largest human to ever walk the Earth, at least in recorded history, and spent his early years walking the Robert Wadlow was a darling of his native town.


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Robert Wadlow was a darling of his native town. Nature’s perceived aberration, Robert Wadlow was loved and revered by the inhabitants of Alton. More than 40,000 people attended his last rites. Funeral services were attended by 10,000 people, and all businesses in the town remained closed on that day.

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