Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to prominence as a general during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe and the Middle East during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As a statesman, he implemented numerous legal and administrative reforms in France and Europe. August 15, 1769 – 1821; died at about 51. Alive at the same time as Charles Darwin, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ludwig van Beethoven, Immanuel Kant, and Abraham Lincoln. Wiki link