Gladstone was supposed to be 5 foot 10, but seems an inch or two taller than Disraeli in depictions (but I wouldn't trust things like cartoons from the time with a 'Jewish' caricature)
I actually think that Disraeli was about 3-5cm taller than Gladstone which, as an anthropologist, I would read from their skull shape and bone structure.
I actually think that Disraeli was about 3-5cm taller than Gladstone which, as an anthropologist, I would read from their skull shape and bone structure.
There is a death mask of Disraeli...the proportions are: "including base: height 432 mm; including base: width 254 mm; including base: depth 230 mm"
(that base includes the neck...if you really care, you'd have to estimate the height of the head in photos of the mask by using the width of the head, then scale it up by 7.5 (which is apparently a typical ratio of head to body)
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Do you think this is gonna work? What a cause for hope! Genius.
Also, Disraeli looked as if he had a normal head-body ratio, as opposed to for example Gladstone.
There is a death mask of Disraeli...the proportions are: "including base: height 432 mm; including base: width 254 mm; including base: depth 230 mm"
(that base includes the neck...if you really care, you'd have to estimate the height of the head in photos of the mask by using the width of the head, then scale it up by 7.5 (which is apparently a typical ratio of head to body)
have fun
So basically:
height 432 mm x 7.5 = 3240 3240mm converted to cm = over 3 meters, that's impossible.
Even if we would remove the alleged "base" (neck/beard) that would still amount to some over 2m Ivar the Boneless giant.
OR was our Swiss friend "Bourgeoisie" right at the beginning? And so was the wiki 6ft 5 answer.
There is a death mask of Disraeli...the proportions are: "including base: height 432 mm; including base: width 254 mm; including base: depth 230 mm"
(that base includes the neck...if you really care, you'd have to estimate the height of the head in photos of the mask by using the width of the head, then scale it up by 7.5 (which is apparently a typical ratio of head to body)
yes...I also didn't consider how the figure might possibly be distorted by the thickness of the clay before scaling up the figure...
Come on guys be reasonable.
First of all, the record height belongs to Lord Salisbury, who was around 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m). If Disraeli was even over 190cm it would have definitely been a WIDELY available information, nevermind a 2m giant.
Is there anyone competent enough to answer this question? Where could I address it in addition to TSR; is there some kind of Disraeli fan club?