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'''Grgo Kusić''' (1891 – 1918) was a [[Croat]] soldier in the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]]. According to some accounts, Kusić was {{height|m=2.37|precision=0}} tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever,<ref name="Embassy"/><ref name="HKKV">{{cite web | url=http://www.hkkv.hr/content/view/131/2/ | title=Visoki Hrvati | work=hkkv.hr | language=Croatian | date=October 28, 2008 | accessdate=2009-04-10 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515115255/http://www.hkkv.hr/content/view/131/2 | archivedate=May 15, 2011 }}</ref> as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army.<ref name="Embassy"/> However, other accounts put his height at {{convert|2.18|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, so the exact figure is not known for certain.<ref name="HKKV"/> |
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Known as the [[Lemuel Gulliver|Gulliver]] of [[Dalmatia]], the [[Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County|Grabovac]] native was a personal imperial guard to emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] in [[Vienna]].<ref name="Embassy">{{cite web | url=http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm | title=La Croatie: Le saviez-vous? | language=French | publisher=Embassy of Croatia in France | work=amb-croatie.fr | accessdate=2009-04-10 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312071208/http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm | archivedate=2009-03-12 }}</ref> |
Known as the [[Lemuel Gulliver|Gulliver]] of [[Dalmatia]], the [[Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County|Grabovac]] native was a personal imperial guard to emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] in [[Vienna]].<ref name="Embassy">{{cite web | url=http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm | title=La Croatie: Le saviez-vous? | language=French | publisher=Embassy of Croatia in France | work=amb-croatie.fr | accessdate=2009-04-10 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312071208/http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm | archivedate=2009-03-12 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:06, 23 January 2021
Grgo Kusić (1891 – 1918) was a Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army. According to some accounts, Kusić was 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever,[1][2] as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army.[1] However, other accounts put his height at 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), so the exact figure is not known for certain.[2]
Known as the Gulliver of Dalmatia, the Grabovac native was a personal imperial guard to emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in Vienna.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "La Croatie: Le saviez-vous?". amb-croatie.fr (in French). Embassy of Croatia in France. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ a b "Visoki Hrvati". hkkv.hr (in Croatian). October 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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