# Jean Tulard

_French historian_

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> Jean Tulard is a French academic and historian. Considered one of the best specialists of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic era, he is considered by his peers "the master of Napoleonic studies".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 22 December 1933 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870#P19))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870#P27))
- **Occupation:** historian; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870#P106))
- **Education:** École Normale Supérieure; Faculty of Arts of Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870#P69))
- **Positions held:** president (1974–1999); president (1973–1977); director of studies (1965–2001) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870#P39))
- **Awards:** Commander of the Legion of Honour; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms; Grand Prix Gobert; Pierre Lafue Prize; prix Jean-Jacques Berger; North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal; Prix Richelieu; Ambassadors' Prize; Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit; prix Paul-Marmottan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870#P166))

## Questions

**When was Jean Tulard born?**  
Jean Tulard was born on 22 December 1933 in Paris.

**What positions has Jean Tulard held?**  
Positions held by Jean Tulard include: president (1974–1999); president (1973–1977); director of studies (1965–2001).

**Where did Jean Tulard study?**  
Jean Tulard was educated at École Normale Supérieure, Faculty of Arts of Paris.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jean Tulard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Tulard) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1685870](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685870) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jean Tulard 1703.JPG by G.Garitan (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Tulard_1703.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Jean Tulard". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jean-tulard. Retrieved 6 November 2026.