Charles Byrne died in 1783.
Sources
- Statement on the skeleton of Charles Byrne from the Board of Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (rcseng.ac.uk)
- https://hunterianmuseum.org/news/statement-on-the-skeleton-of-charles-byrne-from-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-hunterian-collection (hunterianmuseum.org)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-a-london-museum-is-removing-the-skeleton-of-an-irish-giant-from-view-180981464/ (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.dib.ie/biography/byrne-charles-a1320 (dib.ie)
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11102-012-0389-5/fulltext.html (link.springer.com)
- https://turtlebunbury.com/document/charles-byrne-giant/ (turtlebunbury.com)
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