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Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany. [6] Under such circumstances, the mean height may not represent the total population unless sample subjects are appropriately taken from all regions with using weighted average of the different regional groups.
7 ft 11.3 in: Tallest man in the Netherlands. Tallest man to live past 60 years of age. His brother-in-law was a dwarf and did not exceed 69 cm (27 in). Together they formed a variety act, with performances around the world. [31] 1897–1976 (79) Miguel Joaquín Eleicegui Spain: 242 cm: 7 ft 11.3 in: Tallest man recorded in Spain.
At more than 6 feet tall, Peet Montzingo is slightly above average height, but in a family of little people he sticks out. Literally. “Peet as a little boy would say to me, ‘Mom, I wish I was ...
The tallest president elected to office was Abraham Lincoln (6 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in or 192.4 cm). Portrait artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter supplies the information for Lincoln: Mr. Lincoln's height was six feet three and three-quarter inches "in his stocking-feet."
3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) 45 lb (20 kg) When he began to walk at 11 months, he was 3 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1.00 m) tall and ... he was the world's tallest man according to ...
Koehler and his twin sister were born to parents of taller than average height. Their mother was 5 ft 10 in (178 cm); their father was 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). He started an abnormal period of growth when he was 10 years old. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed Koehler at a standing height of 8 ft 2 in (249 cm) at his peak. His twin sister ...
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