How tall is Frederic Chopin?

Frederic Chopin's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 70% of men in France.

Where 170 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 70% of men in France born in 1810 (average 166.4 cm).

About Frederic Chopin

Frederic Chopin, born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano. He was born on 1 March 1810 in Żelazowa Wola and grew up in Warsaw. A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his early works there.

Chopin left Poland at age 20 and settled in Paris at 21. He gave only 30 public performances, preferring the salon, and supported himself by selling compositions and giving piano lessons. He was friends with Franz Liszt and admired by Robert Schumann. His major works include mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, études, preludes, scherzi and sonatas, and he created the instrumental ballade as a genre. He also wrote two piano concertos and 19 songs set to Polish lyrics.

Chopin stood a listed 170 cm (5'7"). He spent a productive period of composition in Mallorca in 1838 and 1839. He died in Paris on 17 October 1849, at age 39.

Frequently asked

How tall is Frederic Chopin in feet and inches? Frederic Chopin was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

Is Frederic Chopin tall for men in France? At 170 cm he was taller than about 70% of men in France born in 1810, whose average height is 166.4 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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