Edward Jenner & Napoleon Bonaparte

Did Edward Jenner and Napoleon Bonaparte live at the same time?

Yes. Edward Jenner and Napoleon Bonaparte lived at the same time for 52 years, from 1769 to 1821.^[1][2][3][4]

Edward Jenner · Napoleon Bonaparte · Born in 1749 · Born in 1769

Edward Jenner

1749–1823

Science & Invention

Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine

Napoleon Bonaparte

1769–1821

Politics & Leadership

Emperor of France, military genius

How Edward Jenner and Napoleon Bonaparte Are Connected

• Napoleon, though at war with Britain, awarded Jenner a medal and freed two English prisoners of war at his request, saying he could not refuse "one of the greatest benefactors of mankind".^[1]

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