Jean Tulard

Jean Tulard
Jean Tulard in 2014
Born
Jean (Claude, Fernand) Tulard

(1933-12-22) 22 December 1933 (age 90)
NationalityFrench
Education
OccupationHistorian
Known forspecialist of the Napoleonic Wars, the First French Empire and the French Revolution
TitleMember of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques
SpouseMarie-Josée Fagnot
ChildrenJacques, Pierre and Florence Tulard

Jean Tulard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ tylaʁ]; born 22 December 1933, Paris) is a French academic and historian. Considered one of the best specialists of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic era (Directory, Consulate and First French Empire), he is nicknamed by his peers "the master of Napoleonic studies".

He was a professor at the Sorbonne University and at Sciences Po Paris. He is a member of the Institut de France via the Académie des sciences morales et politiques. He is also very interested in the history of cinema.