O’Brien or Charles Byrne, 8 feet 4 inches. The Irish giant. His skeleton is preserved in the museum of the College of Surgeons (1761-1783).
Og, king of Bashan. “His bed was 9 cubits by 4 cubits” (? 13½ feet by 6 feet).—Deut. iii. 11.
⁂ The Great Bed of Ware is 12 feet by 12 feet.
Osen (Heinrich), 7 feet 6 inches; weight, 300 lbs. or 37-1/4 stone. Born in Norway.
Porus, an Indian king who fought against Alexander near the river Hydaspês (B.C. 327). He was a giant “5 cubits in height” [7½ feet], with strength in proportion.—Quintus Curtius, De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni.
Riechart (J. H.), 8 feet 3 inches, of Friedberg. His father and mother were both giants.
Salmeron (Martin), 7 feet 4 inches. A Mexican.
Sam (Big), 6 feet 10 inches. (See “M’Donald.”)
Sheridan (Francis), 7 feet 8 inches. (See “Frank.”)
Swan (Miss Anne Hanen), 7 feet 11 inches; of Nova Scotia.