Adam Rainer (1899–4 March 1950) is the only person in recorded history ever to have been both a dwarf and a giant.
Rainer was born in Graz, Austria. In 1920 at age 21, he was measured at 1.18 m (3 ft 10.5 in). Then for unknown reasons he had a dramatic one metre growth spurt so that by 1931 he had reached a height of 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in). As a result of his extreme growth, he became bedridden for the rest of his life. When he died in 1950 he had reached a height of 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in). He grew 117 cm (46 in) during his adult years.
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