how tall is robert wadlow?
<answer> Robert Wadlow was eight feet eleven inches tall. <context> Robert Wadlow is the tallest man and person who ever lived. You’ve probably seen one of the statues around the World. Or maybe a wax replica in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. You may also know that he lived his life from 1918 – 1940 and measured and astoinashing 272 cm // 8 feet 11 inches. But few people know how Robert Wadlow died. Also read the more general post: Tallest Man Ever: Robert Wadlow . Robert Wadlow got taller than tall because of abnormal hypertrophy of his pituitary gland. But this wasn’t the cause of his death. Robert Wadlow died from a blood infection. Yes. That’s actually true – and how it happen is briefly summed up in the following. Taller than Tall can be Lethal. Not in itself, well.. maybe, I don’t know – but in the case of our tall friend Robert Wadlow, he didn’t die as a direct result of being a tall glass of water. It was a hot summer day in July and Robert Wadlow was attending the National Forest Festival. The year was 1940 and Robert Wadlow was 22 years old at the time.