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Henri Cot was born Henri Joseph Cot in 1884, in the commune of Mounès Prohencoux, canton of Belmont-sur-Rance in France. His parents, farmers, where of normal stature or even small. His father measured 153 cm and his mother 156 cm. He had 5 brothers, none of whom exceeded 165 cm in height. At the age of 8 years old, Cot already measured 150 cm., towering a full head over his classmates. Year after year the centimeters kept accumulating: 170 cm at 12, 195 cm at 16 and 228 cm at 20 years old. He wore European size 62 shoes.

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  • Henri Cot was born Henri Joseph Cot in 1884, in the commune of Mounès Prohencoux, canton of Belmont-sur-Rance in France. His parents, farmers, where of normal stature or even small. His father measured 153 cm and his mother 156 cm. He had 5 brothers, none of whom exceeded 165 cm in height. At the age of 8 years old, Cot already measured 150 cm., towering a full head over his classmates. Year after year the centimeters kept accumulating: 170 cm at 12, 195 cm at 16 and 228 cm at 20 years old. He wore European size 62 shoes.
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  • Henri Cot was born Henri Joseph Cot in 1884, in the commune of Mounès Prohencoux, canton of Belmont-sur-Rance in France. His parents, farmers, where of normal stature or even small. His father measured 153 cm and his mother 156 cm. He had 5 brothers, none of whom exceeded 165 cm in height. At the age of 8 years old, Cot already measured 150 cm., towering a full head over his classmates. Year after year the centimeters kept accumulating: 170 cm at 12, 195 cm at 16 and 228 cm at 20 years old. He wore European size 62 shoes. Newspapers became interested in the young giant and together with his manager he started travelling to exhibit himself. First across the channel to England, and later 1905-1906 to the United States. He was touring the Southern states until the story came of a Giant Russian cossack (Feodor Machnow) who was also touring the Southern states at the same time. The 2 giants could not tour in the same area and because the public preferred Machnow in his beautiful costumes Henri Cot and his business manager decided to go north, in mid winter. Most giants are fragile and suffer many complications due to their enormous height. Henri Cot did not escape this rule and he could not cope with the climate in the Northern states of the U.S. Weakened, Henri Cot decided to go back to France to regain his strength. From here on, there are 2 different stories circulating about the later part of his life.
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