Adam Rainer is the only person in recorded history ever to have been both a dwarf

Dwarfism

Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches  , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....

 and a giant

Gigantism

Gigantism, also known as giantism , is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average...

.

Rainer was born in Graz

Graz

The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

, Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...

. In 1917, at age 18, he was measured at 138 centimetre. A typical defining characteristic of dwarfism is an adult height below 147 centimetre. Then, likely as a result of a pituitary tumor, he had a dramatic growth spurt so that by 1931 he had reached a height of 218 centimetre. As a result of his gigantism

Gigantism

Gigantism, also known as giantism , is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average...

 he became bedridden for the rest of his life. When he died in 1950 he had reached a height of 234 centimetre. His feet measured 33.3 cm (13.1 inches), and his hands 23.9 cm (9.4 inches). He weighed only 109 kg (241 pounds).

External links

• Entry at FindaGrave.com (no grave photo; cremated)