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Known for. Shortest verified woman ever. Height. 24 in (61 cm) Pauline Musters (February 26, 1878 – March 1, 1895) was a Dutch woman. She is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded, standing at only 24 inches (61 cm) tall.
Mar 22, 2024 · Pauline Musters, also known as Princess Pauline, was born in 1876 in the Netherlands and grew to 61 cm (24 in) tall. She became a famous attraction around the world, performing on stage and meeting royalty, until she died of pneumonia in 1895 at age 19.
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Learn about Pauline Musters, the smallest mature woman ever recorded, who performed as an acrobat and dancer in Europe and America. Discover how she overcame her challenges and charmed audiences with her grace and elegance.
Pauline Musters, also known as Princess Pauline, was born in the Netherlands in 1876 and measured 30 cm at birth. She died in 1895 at 19 years old and was 61 cm tall according to a post mortem examination.
- 1810 - Calvin Phillips
- 1881 - Lucía Zárate
- 1895 – Pauline Musters
- 1955 - Edith Barlow
- 1973 - Mihaly Meszaros
- 1977 - Süleyman Eris
- 1984 - Antonio Ferreira
- 1987 - Nelson de La Rosa
- 1990 - Gul Mohammed
- 1991 - Madge Bester
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In 1810, Calvin Phillips (USA, b. 1791) measured 67 cm (26.5 in) and weighed 5.4 kg (12 lb) with his clothes on. This made him the shortest male everrecorded.Calvin was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, weighing just 907 g (2 lb). He stopped growing at the age of five. Shortly after his death in April 1812, aged 21, he was measured at 69.9 cm (27...
Lucía Zárate (Mexico, b. 1863), was a sideshow entertainer and formerly the shortest female ever. Despite her billed height of 20 inches being an exaggeration, her true height of 67 cm (26.5 in) still qualified her for the title. She was the first person to have been identified with Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II. Lucía still ...
Pauline Musters (Netherlands, b. 1876), better known as Princess Pauline, is the shortest female ever. She was measured in 1895 and found to be 59 cm (23.2 in). She measured 30 cm (12 in) at birth and at nine years old she was just 55 cm (21.5 in), weighing 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz). Pauline was a natural performer. At first audiences simply marvelled at ...
The shortest female livingin 1955 was Edith Barlow (UK, b. 1929). At 21 years old she claimed to stand only 55.8 cm (22 in) tall, however her true height of 78.7 cm (31 in) was confirmed post-mortem. Nicknamed "Little Edie", she worked as part of a travelling fair and was known to have smoked 40 cigarettes per day. Edith died from pneumonia after t...
Mihaly Meszaros (Hungary b. 1939) was a circus entertainer and stuntman billed as “The Smallest Man on Earth”. He stood 83 cm (33 in) tall, making him the shortest man livingat the time. Part of his circus act involved training and performing with white poodles. Mihaly was also a television actor, notably appearing alongside Michael Jackson in a Pe...
The circus acrobat Suleyman Eris (Turkey, b. 1955) gained the title of shortest man livingwhen he was medically measured on 3 Mar 1977. He stood 76.5 cm (30.1 in) and weighed 11.4 kg (25 lb). He and his brother (83.5 cm) and sister (96.5 cm) had primordial dwarfism. In 1974, a man named Nruturam (India, b. 1929) was reported to be 71 cm (28 in), ho...
Antonio Ferreira (Portugal, b. 1943) took the title of shortest man livingin 1984, when he was measured at 75 cm (29.5 in). He was from the town of Arcozelo, Portugal and performed as a professional drummer in a pop group. Antonio sadly passed away in 1989 at the age of 44. In July 1982, a height of 71 cm (28 in) was reported for a chicken farmer n...
Nelson de la Rosa (Dominican Republic, b. 1968) was recognised as the shortest man livingafter measuring 3 cm (1.2 in) shorter than Antonio Ferreira. In 1987 he was measured by the Head of the Dominican Republic Medical Association at 72 cm (28.3 in) in height and 6.81 kg (15 lb) in weight. His stature was caused by Seckel's syndrome. Nelson gained...
Gul Mohammed (India, b. 1957) took Nelson's record title in addition to the title of shortest male everin 1990, when he was examined at Ram Manohar Hospital, New Delhi and found to measure a height of 57 cm (22.5 in). He held the title of shortest man livinguntil 1997, when he sadly passed away at age 39 after a long struggle with asthma and bronch...
Madge Bester (South Africa, b. 1963) was confirmed in 1991 as the shortest female living. Measuring 65 cm (25.6 in), she was confined to a wheelchair as a result of the skeletal disorder osteogenesis imperfecta; a condition characterized by extremely fragile bones. Her mother Winnie also had osteogenesis imperfecta and measured only 70 cm (27.6 in)...
Pauline Musters (Netherlands, 1876-1895) was measured at 59 cm (23.2 in) and weighed 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz). She was a performer who toured Europe and New York with her acrobatics and dancing skills.
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May 30, 2011 · 30/05/2011. Did you know that the shortest woman ever is Pauline Musters from the Netherlands? She was born in 1876 and measured 30cm at birth. When she died shortly before her 20th birthday, she was only 58cm tall. Pauline was nicknamed ‘Princess Paulina’ and ‘The Midget Mite’. TAGS. Dutch People. History & Heritage.
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Feb 26, 2013 · Learn about Pauline Musters, who was 23 inches tall and toured as a sideshow performer in Europe and the U.S. She died of pneumonia in New York in 1895.
