Feodor Machnow, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Feodor Machnow

Russian giant

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1878

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1912

Profession: peasant, circus performer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Feodor Machnow

  • Feodor Machnow (Russian: ????? ?????´???? ?????´?) or Fiodar Machnou (Belarusian: ????? ????????? ??????) was born in 1876 at the village of Kasciuki near Viciebsk, then part of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus).
  • Though exact details concerning his birth and real height are uncertain and his stats i.e.
  • height and weight have never been officially measured and were never confirmed. As a young man in his twenties he toured Europe to exhibit his great height.
  • After having spent time in Berlin he visited London in 1905 where he joined the Hippodrome accompanied by his wife and young child.
  • He then toured the United States in 1906 where he met President Roosevelt as well as actor and fellow giant George Auger.
  • Throughout his tour his promoters exaggerated his height, and he was usually accredited with a considerably inflated stature as high as 9 feet 3 inches (282 cm) and billed as "The Russian Giant." On the obelisk it is still possible to read: «????? ????????? ??????.
  • ??????? 6 ???? 1878 ????.
  • ???? 28 ??????? 1912 ????.
  • ????? ??????? ??????? ? ????.
  • ?????? ??? 3 ?????? 9 ???????» ("Feodor Machnow.
  • Born 6 June 1878.
  • Died 28 August 1912.
  • Tallest man in the world.
  • His height was 3 arshins 9 vershoks [254 centimetres] tall").
  • This index was taken from a 16-year-old Feodor contract.
  • But after 16 years of age, Feodor Machnow continued to grow.
  • Machnow's wife, Efrosinja wanted to correct the incorrect figure on the monument, but was prevented from doing so because of the beginning of the First World War and then the Revolution.
  • Unfortunately Machnow's wife could not verify this version.
  • This exaggeration may have been because he wore a huge Cossack fur hat, and tall boots which added a foot to his height.
  • Although, if this was accurate, he would have been taller than Robert Wadlow, now cited as the world's tallest man.
  • However, photographic evidence suggest that he was not taller than 7 feet 10½ inches (240 cm). Machnow died in 1913 due to pneumonia and likely complications of Acromegaly although there are other versions of the story.
  • Some believed he had been poisoned by rivals or envious competitors (Machnow was a rather well known wrestler), but no evidence for this is available.
  • He was the father of four children none of whom reached a height greater than two meters.

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