Adam Zamoyski explores how Napoleon achieved spectacular victories by hard work, attention to detail and quick reactions. He also had an ability to galvanise his men to strike where it mattered against armies not trained to respond in kind. Napoleon enhanced his aura of invincibility through skilful propaganda.145 Estimated IQs of 301 Geniuses of the 15th – 19th Centuries by Catharine Morris Cox, PhD
Name
Dates
Corrected Est. IQ*
Napoleon Bonaparte
1769-1821
145
Newton, Isaac
1642-1727
190
Pascal, Blaise
1623-1662
195
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669
155
The result: "mathematics proves it", Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) is "the best general in history". The Emperor of the French came in "comfortably" first, ahead of Julius Caesar and the Duke of Wellington, one of his toughest opponents.
How tall was Napoleon : At the time of his death, the French might have recorded his height in French inches, which were a little longer than English inches. They put him at five-foot-two, but this was probably more like 5 feet and 6.5 inches, a perfectly normal height for a man of his time.
What’s so special about Napoleon
Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution (1789–99), served as first consul of France (1799–1804), and was the first emperor of France (1804–14/15). Today Napoleon is widely considered one of the greatest military generals in history.
How did Napoleon use his intelligence : A study of The Jena Campaign of 1805 by Jay Luvaas stated that Napoleon directed intelligence gathering and actions, as follows: "To reconnoiter accurately defiles and fords of every description. To provide guides that may be depended on. To interrogate …
130 to 144: Moderately gifted. 145 to 159: Highly gifted. 160 to 179: Exceptionally gifted. 180 and up: Profoundly gifted.
Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale Fifth Edition
IQ Range ("deviation IQ")
IQ Classification
90–109
Average
80–89
Low average
70–79
Borderline impaired or delayed
55–69
Mildly impaired or delayed
Who was the most feared general in history
Born in 1162, Genghis Khan rose from humble origins to become one of the greatest and most fearsome generals of all time. His military career began in the conflicts between the tribes of Mongolia, where he quickly showed his skills as an outstanding warrior and strategist.Alexander the Great: The king who never lost a battle.Napoleon was 5 feet 6 inches tall, average height at the time. In his early years he was quite lean and only after 1806 did he become heavy. In his younger years he was often described as sickly in appearance, his skin having a yellowish pallor. He had fine white teeth, which he was proud.
In any event, the average height of a Frenchman in the late 18th century was 162 cm (5ft 4 inches). In 1820 it was 164cm. So the answer to the question is an emphatic no, average height would have had to reduce to 4ft 9 inches!
How rich was Napoleon : It was an optimistic assessment. Joseph's fortune at the time was more likely to have been between 8 and 10 million. But even on that basis Joseph still clearly had a lot more than Napoleon, who was worth less than 5 million.
What was Napoleon’s ultimate goal : Napoleon was not content simply to be master of France. He wanted to control the rest of Europe and to reassert French power in the New World. He envisioned his western empire to include Louisiana, Florida, French Guiana, and the French West Indies.
Who defeated Napoleon
the Duke of Wellington
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon's French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.
the ability to absorb power (magic) from various sources, including other dragons and riders, and redistribute it by imbuing it into something else.Adragon De Mello
It's hard to believe such people exist. Nata-bird wrote: Adragon De Mello (IQ Score: 400)His record was broken in 1994 by another student, but today, De Mello is known to have one of the highest IQ scores in all of human history – an IQ score of 400!
Is 112 IQ dumb : By the current "deviation IQ" definition of IQ test standard scores, about two-thirds of all test-takers obtain scores from 85 to 115, and about 5 percent of the population scores above 125 (i.e. normal distribution).
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Adam Zamoyski explores how Napoleon achieved spectacular victories by hard work, attention to detail and quick reactions. He also had an ability to galvanise his men to strike where it mattered against armies not trained to respond in kind. Napoleon enhanced his aura of invincibility through skilful propaganda.145
Estimated IQs of 301 Geniuses of the 15th – 19th Centuries by Catharine Morris Cox, PhD
The result: "mathematics proves it", Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) is "the best general in history". The Emperor of the French came in "comfortably" first, ahead of Julius Caesar and the Duke of Wellington, one of his toughest opponents.
How tall was Napoleon : At the time of his death, the French might have recorded his height in French inches, which were a little longer than English inches. They put him at five-foot-two, but this was probably more like 5 feet and 6.5 inches, a perfectly normal height for a man of his time.
What’s so special about Napoleon
Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution (1789–99), served as first consul of France (1799–1804), and was the first emperor of France (1804–14/15). Today Napoleon is widely considered one of the greatest military generals in history.
How did Napoleon use his intelligence : A study of The Jena Campaign of 1805 by Jay Luvaas stated that Napoleon directed intelligence gathering and actions, as follows: "To reconnoiter accurately defiles and fords of every description. To provide guides that may be depended on. To interrogate …
130 to 144: Moderately gifted. 145 to 159: Highly gifted. 160 to 179: Exceptionally gifted. 180 and up: Profoundly gifted.
Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale Fifth Edition
Who was the most feared general in history
Born in 1162, Genghis Khan rose from humble origins to become one of the greatest and most fearsome generals of all time. His military career began in the conflicts between the tribes of Mongolia, where he quickly showed his skills as an outstanding warrior and strategist.Alexander the Great: The king who never lost a battle.Napoleon was 5 feet 6 inches tall, average height at the time. In his early years he was quite lean and only after 1806 did he become heavy. In his younger years he was often described as sickly in appearance, his skin having a yellowish pallor. He had fine white teeth, which he was proud.
In any event, the average height of a Frenchman in the late 18th century was 162 cm (5ft 4 inches). In 1820 it was 164cm. So the answer to the question is an emphatic no, average height would have had to reduce to 4ft 9 inches!
How rich was Napoleon : It was an optimistic assessment. Joseph's fortune at the time was more likely to have been between 8 and 10 million. But even on that basis Joseph still clearly had a lot more than Napoleon, who was worth less than 5 million.
What was Napoleon’s ultimate goal : Napoleon was not content simply to be master of France. He wanted to control the rest of Europe and to reassert French power in the New World. He envisioned his western empire to include Louisiana, Florida, French Guiana, and the French West Indies.
Who defeated Napoleon
the Duke of Wellington
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon's French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.
the ability to absorb power (magic) from various sources, including other dragons and riders, and redistribute it by imbuing it into something else.Adragon De Mello
It's hard to believe such people exist. Nata-bird wrote: Adragon De Mello (IQ Score: 400)His record was broken in 1994 by another student, but today, De Mello is known to have one of the highest IQ scores in all of human history – an IQ score of 400!
Is 112 IQ dumb : By the current "deviation IQ" definition of IQ test standard scores, about two-thirds of all test-takers obtain scores from 85 to 115, and about 5 percent of the population scores above 125 (i.e. normal distribution).