"1919Z"^^ . "1919-01-07Z"^^ . "Martin Van Buren Bates (November 9, 1837 \u2013 January 7, 1919), known as the \"Kentucky Giant\" among other nicknames, was a Civil War-era American famed for his incredibly large size.Though born an infant of normal size into a family of normal-sized people in Letcher County, Kentucky, he is said to at one time have been 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m) in height."@en . . "Bates, Martin Van Buren"@en . "American giant" . . "1837Z"^^ . . . . "1837-11-09Z"^^ .