How tall was the emperor Napoleon?

Answer 1

Contrary to popular belief, perpetuated by his nickname "le petit caporal," Napoleon was not especially short. After his death in 1821, the French emperor's height was recorded as 5 feet 2 inches in French feet. This corresponds to roughly 5 feet 7 inches in Imperial (British) feet, or 1.686 meters, making him slightly taller than an average Frenchman of the 19th century.
He was 5 foot six and on half inches tall, or about average for that moment in history.

Answer 2

He was considered to be 5 feet 2(french), translating to 5 feet 6.5 for modern metric system. There is a theory of the myth of his small stature. Some say he was mismeasured at the time of his death. Others say with their metric system, someone made a mistake with conversions.

One of the most popular reason is that he was short in comparison to his elite guards who were closer to 6 feet tall(modern).

Of course this is all assuming he's an average man.For a leader of a nation or even leader in general. They tend to be a lot taller than the average man.A leader of a nation should be expected to be 2-6 inches taller than an average man.Look up President heights average vs average height at the time for comparison.

Answer 3

No. Napoleon Bonaparte was slightly taller than the average Frenchman in the 1800's. His height of over 5 feet, 6 inches (1.7 M), was perfectly respectable.

After Napoleon died in 1821, his body was autopsied, and his height was noted as 5 foot 2 inches. This measurement was in French pied du roi , not the English foot. In English feet, Napoleon stood 5 foot 6.5 inches tall, or 4.5 inches taller than was widely reported.

As he said himself: "History is a set of lies that people have agreed on "

Not by the standard of the day, he was 5 foot 6 and a half which was just shy of average. There was confusion because of British versus French measurements and the British press always characterised him as only about five feet two.

Answer 4

Well, why are other people short? He was born that way. i don't remember him having any certain condition to cause it. Napoleon was five foot six and one half inches tall, which was not considered short for that moment in history. The English press consistently portrayed him as very short person, but that was a matter of propoganda and not a true measure of human anatomy.

Answer 5

He was 5 foot 6 and one half inches tall.

Answer 6

He was average for that period of time.