Mary Jones of Shropshire, a dwarf 32 inches tall and much deformed, died in 1773 at the age of one hundred.

These two instances are striking examples of great age in dwarfs and are therefore of much interest.

Borwilaski's parents were tall in stature and three of his brothers were small; three of the other children measured 5 feet 6 inches.

Diderot has written a history of this family.
Richeborg, a dwarf only 23 inches in height, died in Paris in 1858 aged ninety years.

In childhood he had been a servant in the House of Orleans and afterward became their pensioner.