M0003815: Skeleton of Charles Byrne, known as "the Irish Giant"

Date:: 27 March 1934

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/31/73

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- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0003733-M0003843WT/D/1/20/1/31
        M0003815: Skeleton of Charles Byrne, known as "the Irish Giant"WT/D/1/20/1/31/73

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M0003815: Skeleton of Charles Byrne, known as "the Irish Giant". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Skeleton of the Irish Giant, actual size of man and skeleton of a dwarf for comparison

Description

Photograph print publication of a photograph of the skeleton Charles Byrne, also known as "the Irish Giant," who had acromegaly, a rare condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive human growth hormone in adults. To the left of the skeleton is also a skeleton of an individual that had short stature.

Publication/Creation

27 March 1934

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8 x 11 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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