Napolion I as an archaeologist?

Question

I have an assignment on Napolion Bonaparte of france, specifically as an archaeologist, but i cant find anything on that aspect of him. Didn't someone working for him find the rosetta stone? cause that really isn't him being an archaeologist. Can anyone give me any information or sites?

Answer 1

http://www.travellersinegypt.org/archives/2005/04/bernardino_drovetti.html
Though Napoleon’s naval fleet was destroyed, he did not give up on occupying and exploring Egypt, he simply took to the land rather than the water. Leaving his army in Egypt, Napoleon returned to France and became First Consul – the dictatorial and military leader France. Napoleon’s quest for knowledge about and power in Egypt continued and the French effectively occupied Egypt for three years with the French troops evacuating Egypt in 1801. The three years of exploration and documentation of Egyptian excavations proved fruitful with a major find, the Rosetta Stone, which was later used by Champollion in the interpretation of Ancient Egyptian writing – hieroglyphs. From the work of the savants that accompanied Napoleon’s first Egyptian campaign the Descriptions de L’Egypte was published which was a full-fledged scientific account of Egypt that laid the foundation for Egyptology. Napoleon’s expeditions were before Drovetti’s arrival in Egypt.

http://www.rosettaresources.com/RosettaStone.html
Rosetta Stone Discovered by
The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 by French soldiers in the village of el-Rashid (Rosetta), in the Western Delta of the Nile River . By this time, all knowledge of ancient Egyptian language had been lost for over 1,000 years.

Answer 2

Put it on the google search:
Napoleon Bonaparte of france

You'll find millions of references
Good luck