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Julia Child, a famous American chef known for French cuisine, was 6 feet tall and was once considered the tallest student in her class. Her height prevented her from serving in World War II. She co-wrote the cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and was inducted into the Culinary Institute’s Hall of Fame. Before her cooking career, she worked as a research assistant for the OSS.
Julia Child, an American chef and television author known for her French cuisine, was 6 m tall. The child was tall growing up and while she attended Katherine Branson School for Girls in San Francisco, California, she was considered the tallest student in her class. Her height became an issue at some point in her adult life when Child was rejected for active service during World War II by the Women’s Army Corps and women accepted for volunteer emergency service.
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Child is best known for the cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which she co-wrote with French authors and chefs, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.
In 1993, Child was the first woman inducted into the Culinary Institute’s Hall of Fame.
Prior to her cooking career, Child worked as a research assistant for the OSS, now the CIA.
