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English: John Hunter, a surgeon, bought his body and dissected him.

The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, City of London.

www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/22/irish-giant-skelet...

update: May 2023. The Hunterian finally found their conscience and have removed the skeleton from display.
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Author Maggie Jones
Camera location51° 30′ 55.2″ N, 0° 06′ 57.6″ W  Heading=270.04273504274° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by maggie jones. at https://flickr.com/photos/24329363@N00/6878436280. It was reviewed on 27 June 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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