Rendering Napoleon’s Hobbit-esque insults unfounded. You see, while Napoleon’s height of five foot two inches (1.6m) would be perceived as rather short by today’s standards, back in the very early 1800s, the average male height was 1.63m. Because despite what you’ve heard, especially given the prominence of the somewhat un-PC term “Napoleon Syndrome” (referring to those who overcompensate in dominance to make up for perceived vertical shortcomings) …Napoleon was NOT short. This 200-year lie about Napoleon’s height can help you kill your competition.