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Jean Tulard | |
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Born | Jean (Claude, Fernand) Tulard 22 December 1933 |
Nationality | French |
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Occupation | Historian |
Known for | specialist of the Napoleonic Wars, the First French Empire and the French Revolution |
Title | Member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques |
Spouse | Marie-Josée Fagnot |
Children | Jacques, 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.