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[Steve Whitlock]

Dr Orlando Franke Scott was 5' 11" tall, according to his WWII Draft Reg. Card, back side.

"In 1931, the Chicago Press Club hired six doctors led by Dr. Orlando Franke Scott (1885–1950) to examine the mummy:"

That's about 3 inches taller than Booth.

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So, it's no surprise then, why he didn't give the height of the mummy.

Not so fast! I'm not certain which photo you are looking at of Dr Scott and David E. George. I also can't verify that Dr Scott is the one with the mummy. Note that Dr Scott, if that's him, is wearing shoes, so he would be taller than 5' 11". Also we don't know if the mummy is completely upright, or how much height has been lost by somewhat decayed discs, etc. Given all that in the one photo the Dr is leaning off to the side and they appear to be the same height, but in the other photo just looking at the top of the heads to the top of the photo the Dr appears considerably taller than David E. George, which makes the results inconclusive for me.

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Dr Orlando Franke Scott was 5' 11" tall, according to his WWII Draft Reg. Card, back side.

"In 1931, the Chicago Press Club hired six doctors led by Dr. Orlando Franke Scott (1885–1950) to examine the mummy:"

That's about 3 inches taller than Booth.

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So, it's no surprise then, why he didn't give the height of the mummy.

Not so fast! I'm not certain which photo you are looking at of Dr Scott and David E. George. I also can't verify that Dr Scott is the one with the mummy. Note that Dr Scott, if that's him, is wearing shoes, so he would be taller than 5' 11". Also we don't know if the mummy is completely upright, or how much height has been lost by somewhat decayed discs, etc. Given all that in the one photo the Dr is leaning off to the side and they appear to be the same height, but in the other photo just looking at the top of the heads to the top of the photo the Dr appears considerably taller than David E. George, which makes the results inconclusive for me.

Yes, that is Dr Orlando Scott with the David E. George mummy. The attached photo of Dr Charles Fischer and Dr Orlando Scott proves that. I read some about the Egyptian mummification process and there was a mention that:

"A better idea of average height and life span comes from studying the bones. By learning their age at death, the order and dates of the Egyptian kings becomes a little clearer. Even ties of kinship in the royal line can be suggested by the striking similarities or dissimilarities in the skulls of pharaohs that followed one another. Dead now for thousands of years, the mummy continues to speak to us."

Of course, David E. George didn't go through the Egyptian process. The time to measure David E. George was shortly after his death. Since it was uncertain of what was to be done with his body I would expect the undertaker to have measured him for a casket, in anticipation of a local burial.

I have no idea how studying the bones gives an accurate analysis of a mummified person's height before death.