How Did napolin die?

Question

I'm curious how Napolin died. like the great general guy. french leader guy.

Answer 1

Napoleon was defeated [in Russia] and sent to the Italian island of Elba. But he managed to escape from there and became emperor in France again. 100 days later, he was defeated again by Wellington, a general in the English army, at the Battle of Waterloo, one of the most famous battles in history.

This time Napoleon was made to go to Saint Helena, a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. He died there in 1821. However what he died of is still disputed today. Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's personal physician, gave stomach cancer as a reason for Napoleon's death in his death certificate.

But, in 1955, the diaries of Louis Marchand, Napoléon's valet, appeared in print. He describes Napoléon in the months leading up to his death, and led many, most notably Sten Forshufvud and Ben Weider, to conclude that he had been killed by arsenic poisoning.

Arsenic was [when Napoleon was alive] was sometimes used as a poison as it was undetectable when administered over a long period of time. Arsenic was also used in some wallpaper, as a green pigment, and even in some patent medicines.

As Napoleon's body was found to be amazinlgy well-preserved when it was moved in 1840, it gives support to the arsenic theory, as arsenic is a strong preservative.

In 2001, Pascal Kintz, of the Strasbourg Forensic Institute in France, added credence to this claim with a study of arsenic levels found in a lock of Napoleon's hair preserved after his death: they were seven to thirty-eight times higher than normal.

More recent analysis on behalf of the magazine Science et Vie showed that similar concentrations of arsenic can be found in Napoleon's hair in samples taken from 1805, 1814 and 1821. The lead investigator, Ivan Ricordel (head of toxicology for the Paris Police), stated that if arsenic had been the cause, Napoléon would have died years earlier.

The group suggested that the most likely source in this case was a hair tonic. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, arsenic was also a widely used treatment for syphilis. This has led to speculation that Napoleon might have suffered from that disease.

The medical regime imposed on Napoleon by his doctors included treatment with antimony potassium tartrate, regular enemas and a 600 milligram dose of mercuric chloride to purge his intestines in the days immediately prior to his death.

A group of researchers from the San Francisco Medical Examiner's Department speculate that this treatment may have led to Napoleon's death by causing a serious potassium deficiency.[citation needed]

In May, 2005 a team of Swiss physicians claimed that the reason for Napoleon's death was stomach cancer, which was also the cause of his father's death. From a variety of forensic reports they derive that Napoleon at his death weighed approx. 76 kg (168 lb) while a year earlier he weighed approx. 91 kg (200 lb), confirming the autopsy result reported by Antommarchi. A team of physicians from the University of Monterspertoli led by Professor Biondi recently confirmed this.

In October 2005, a document was unearthed in Scotland that presented an account of the autopsy, which again seems to confirm Antommarchi's conclusion. he original post-mortem examination carried out by Francesco Antommarchi concluded Napoleon died of stomach cancer without knowing Napoleon’s father had died of stomach cancer.

This îs still quite controversial, but we may never know.

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Answer 2

It is a long debated question that how napolean died but the most common answers say that he died of stomach cancer
he died while a prisoner of the British on St Helena in the Atlantic ocean. the walls of his loc up were painted by mixing arsenic in paints which slowly entered his body while he respire.

Answer 3

He died while a prisoner of the British on St Helena in the Atlantic ocean. There have long been theories that he died of arsenic poisoning.

Answer 4

his name was napoleon. and you should try reading some books before making a total fool of yourself.

he died in exile on st. helen. it was a sudden death, and poison was suspected, but poison was always suspected especially when an important person was concerned.

he could have died of boredom: an active person like him could not handle doing nothing all day. his doctor said he died of stomache cancer.

Answer 5

At the time of death his physician diagnosed stomach cancer. However in 2001 it was found that Napoleon had died of arsenic poisoning.

Answer 6

There is still controversy towards the subject. Napolean's personal physician said it was because of stomach cancer, while in diaries people noted that he died of arsenic poisoning.

Answer 7

After the battle at Waterloo he was captured and exiled to a small island called Elba where he died years later of stomach cancer.

Answer 8

Was "napolin" in any way related to Napoleon? Just curious.

Answer 9

Napolin? Wasn't that the stuff the USAF dropped on Vietnam to burn things?

Answer 10

Some say he was poisoned with arsenic.