Yes, Napoleon Bonaparte is a victim of arsenic poisoning. In his hair arsenic was found.
Many prominent persons who died by accidental or deliberate arsenic poisoning include:
Napoleon Bonaparte, France, 1769 – 1821
Francesco I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
George III of Great Britain, 1738 – 1820
Charles Francis Hall, USA, 1821 – 1871.
Huo Yuan Jia, China
Clare Boothe Luce, USA, 1903 – 1987.
Emerald Green, a pigment used by impressionist painters contains arsenic. Cezanne, Monet and van Gogh had diabetes, blindness and neurological disorders, respectively. It is said that the contamination originated from Emerald Green.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Is Napoleon Bonaparte a victim of arsenic poisoning? Are there more such famous cases?
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