In 1799, the Royal College of Surgeons purchased John Hunter's entire collection, including Charles Byrne's skeletal remains.
Sources
- Why the Skeleton of the "Irish Giant" Could Be Buried at Sea (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/medical-history/article/hunterian-museum-at-the-royal-college-of-surgeons-london-england/422FEAF7DA7A6D8034B37BE0A1D35B14 (cambridge.org)
- https://hunterianmuseum.org/collections/explore-the-collections/hunterian-collection (hunterianmuseum.org)
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