Photo: Jacques-Louis David / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Napoleon is the rare historical figure who feels less like a person than a force of nature, yet what grips me are the human details: the Corsican outsider who clawed his way up, the artillery officer's obsession with mathematics, the compulsive collecting of art and crowns alike. I refuse to file him simply as hero or tyrant; he was an engine of modernity bolted onto a bottomless personal ambition. The arc from Ajaccio to emperor to a damp exile on Saint Helena is the most novelistic life Europe ever produced. Two centuries later we still argue about him, which may be the truest measure of his size.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Napoleon
- Name (Japanese)
- ナポレオン・ボナパルト
- Reading
- なぽれおん・ぼなぱると
- Born
- August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France
- Height
- 168 cm
- Occupation
- politician / statesperson / military officer / art collector / emperor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant
- Order of the White Eagle
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
- Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
- Order of St. Andrew
- Grand Master of the Legion of Honour
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Joseph
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Napoleon born?
August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821.
Where is Napoleon from?
Napoleon is from Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France.
What does Napoleon do?
Napoleon works as politician, statesperson, military officer, art collector, emperor.
How tall is Napoleon?
Napoleon is 168 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.