John Hunter is reported to have paid Byrne's friends £500 for his body before his burial.
Sources
- Statement on the skeleton of Charles Byrne from the Board of Trustees of the Hunterian Collection (rcseng.ac.uk)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-a-london-museum-is-removing-the-skeleton-of-an-irish-giant-from-view-180981464/ (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://aeon.co/essays/do-the-dead-have-a-right-to-keep-their-bodies-out-of-museums (aeon.co)
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- https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2023/01/hunterian-museum-defends-decision-to-retain-skeleton-of-irish-giant-charles-byrne/ (museumsassociation.org)
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