First recorded midget

Note on terminology: Where possible, I use the term LP little person , as it is the most often preferred term for someone with dwarfism in the United States. I also use the term dwarf, which is the accepted medical term. This caught the BioMarin folks off guard. How can I be happy? For years doctors have been using limb lengthening and hormone treatments to counter and cure the over underlying causes of dwarfism.

Very few details are known about the life of Adam Rainer, but in a way, he represents an extraordinary piece of medical history. He was born in Graz, Austria in , and as he grew and matured, it became evident that his stature was significantly shorter than the average man. In , when he was 21 years old, he stood only 3 feet Physicians officially classified him as a dwarf. But sometime in his early twenties Rainer experienced an inexplicable and astonishing growth spurt, and by his 32nd birthday, his unusually short stature of under four feet had increased to an unusually tall stature of just under 7 feet 2 inches 2. This incredible sustained rate of growth—about 3.

Midget from midge , a sand fly [2] is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is considered by some to be pejorative. It may also refer to anything of much smaller than normal size, as a synonym for "miniature", [10] such as a midget cell , a midget crabapple , a midget submarine , MG's Midget , Daihatsu's Midget , and the Midget Mustang airplane ; or to anything that regularly uses anything that is smaller than normal other than a person , such as midget car racing and quarter midget racing ; or a smaller version of play or participation, such as midget golf ; or to anything designed for very young i. Merriam-Webster dictionary states that the first use of the term "midget" was in Midgets have always been popular entertainers, but were often regarded with disgust and revulsion in society.

David Tormsen. Dwarfs have often been reduced to figures of fun and mockery or the recipients of condescension and pity, neither of which is fair or deserved. Throughout human history, there have been some interesting and fascinating dwarfs who are worth learning about.