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Lin Yü-chih (林煜智 Lín Yùzhì; born 1972) is an author and social activist, who was one of the shortest people in the world according to Guinness World Records. He resides in Taipei, Taiwan. In May 2008 he appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called "The World's Smallest Man and Me" hosted by Mark Dolan.

Disability

Lin has osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic bone disorder that hinders normal growth of bone and bodily height. According to the Guinness Book of World Records he is 67.5 cm (2 ft 2.58 in) tall.^[1]^[2] He is the founder of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Association.^[3]^[4]

Other claimants

Others have also claimed the 'Shortest Man' title. He Pingping, from China, measured 73 cm (2 ft 4.74 in) high and in 2007 was crowned as the world's shortest man who could walk.^[5] In 2006, Guinness World Records disallowed an application from a then fourteen-year-old Nepalese boy, Khagendra Thapa Magar, who turned 18 in 2010 and took the title of 'World's Shortest Man' until his death in 2020.^[6]

References

^ World's shortest man, woman campaign for disabled
^ Murphy, W. (2002). Orphan Diseases: New Hope for Rare Medical Conditions. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0-399-14218-5
^ Chang Chiung-fang: New Hope for Rare Disorder Sufferers, Taiwan Panorama, 2000.
^ photo
^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/wl_nm/tallest_title_dc ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Nepalese teen named world's shortest man, cnn.com, 14 October 2010.

External links

Article fromTaipei Times, August 23, 2005

[1] World's shortest man, woman campaign for disabled

[2] Murphy, W. (2002). Orphan Diseases: New Hope for Rare Medical Conditions. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0-399-14218-5

[3] Chang Chiung-fang: New Hope for Rare Disorder Sufferers, Taiwan Panorama, 2000.

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[5] ttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/wl_nm/tallest_title_dc ^{[dead link‍]}

[6] Nepalese teen named world's shortest man, cnn.com, 14 October 2010.

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+{{Short description|Taiwanese author and activist}}
-'''Lin Yü-chih''' ([[wikt:林|林]][[wikt:煜|煜]][[wikt:智|智]]; pinyin: Lín Yùzhì; b. ca. 1972)<sup>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2005/08/23/20050822190045.jpeg photo]</sup> is the  former shortest man in the world according to [[Guinness World Records]]. He resides in [[Taipei, Taiwan]], where he works as an author and social activist. His name has sometimes been misspelled as '''Lin Yih-chih'''. In May 2008 he appeared in the British [[Channel 4]] documentary called "The World's Smallest Man and Me" hosted by [[Mark Dolan]].
+{{Update|part=being the former shortest man, Khagendra died in 2020|date=September 2021}}
+'''Lin Yü-chih''' ([[wikt:林|林]][[wikt:煜|煜]][[wikt:智|智]] ''Lín Yùzhì''; born 1972) is an author and social activist, who was one of the shortest people in the world according to [[Guinness World Records]]. He resides in [[Taipei, Taiwan]]. In May 2008 he appeared in the British [[Channel 4]] documentary called "The World's Smallest Man and Me" hosted by [[Mark Dolan]].
 ==Disability==
-Lin suffers from [[osteogenesis imperfecta]], a genetic bone disorder that hinders normal growth of bone and bodily height. According to the Guinness Book of World Records he is 67.5&nbsp;cm (2 ft 2.58 in) tall.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9811/03/fringe/shortest.people/ World's shortest man, woman campaign for disabled]</ref><ref>Murphy, W. (2002). Orphan Diseases: New Hope for Rare Medical Conditions. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0-399-14218-5</ref> He is the founder of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Association.<ref>Chang Chiung-fang: [http://www.taiwanpanorama.com.tw/en/show_issue.php?id=200038903118e.txt&table=2&h1=About%20Taiwan&h2=Law New Hope for Rare Disorder Sufferers], ''Taiwan Panorama'', 2000.</ref>
+Lin has [[osteogenesis imperfecta]], a genetic bone disorder that hinders normal growth of bone and bodily height. According to the Guinness Book of World Records he is 67.5&nbsp;cm (2&nbsp;ft 2.58 in) tall.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9811/03/fringe/shortest.people/ World's shortest man, woman campaign for disabled]</ref><ref>Murphy, W. (2002). Orphan Diseases: New Hope for Rare Medical Conditions. Twenty-First Century Books. {{ISBN|0-399-14218-5}}</ref> He is the founder of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Association.<ref>Chang Chiung-fang: [http://www.taiwanpanorama.com.tw/en/show_issue.php?id=200038903118e.txt&table=2&h1=About%20Taiwan&h2=Law New Hope for Rare Disorder Sufferers], ''Taiwan Panorama'', 2000.</ref><ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2005/08/23/20050822190045.jpeg photo]</ref>
 ==Other claimants==
-Others have also claimed the 'Shortest Man' title. [[He Pingping]], from China, measured 73&nbsp;cm (2 ft 4.74 in) high and in 2007 was crowned as the world's shortest man who could walk.<!--link broken<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/wl_nm/tallest_title_dc</ref>--> In 2006, Guinness World Records disallowed an application from a then fourteen year old Nepalese boy, [[Khagendra Thapa Magar]], who has since turned 18 and taken the title of 'World's Shortest Man'.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/nepal.shortest.man/index.html?hpt=T2 Nepalese teen named world's shortest man], ''cnn.com'', 14 October 2010.</ref>
+Others have also claimed the 'Shortest Man' title. [[He Pingping]], from China, measured 73&nbsp;cm (2&nbsp;ft 4.74 in) high and in 2007 was crowned as the world's shortest man who could walk.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/wl_nm/tallest_title_dc {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> In 2006, Guinness World Records disallowed an application from a then fourteen-year-old Nepalese boy, [[Khagendra Thapa Magar]], who turned 18 in 2010 and took the title of 'World's Shortest Man' until his death in 2020.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/nepal.shortest.man/index.html?hpt=T2 Nepalese teen named world's shortest man], ''cnn.com'', 14 October 2010.</ref>
 == See also ==
 *[[List of shortest people]]
-*[[He Pingping]]
+*[[Edward Niño Hernández]]
-*[[Younis Edwan]]
-*[[Edward Nino Hernandez]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/23/2003268815 Article from''Taipei Times''], August 23, 2005
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