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As part of its mission to encourage research and public interest in the history of the two empires, every year a jury composed of some of the best First and Second Empire historians awards in the name of the Fondation Napoléon four Grand Prix History prizes.
These prizes, each of 8,000 Euros, are awarded respectively to:
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a work in French on the history of France's First Empire |
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a work in French on the history of France's Second Empire |
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a work in a language which is not French on the history of France's First or Second Empires |
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a literary or artistic work or action related to the history of France's First or Second Empires. In particular, this prize can be awarded to a historian, academic, writer, artist, curator or manager of a Napoleonic establishment "for their career". |
Of these four prize-winners, the jury will then choose the overall winner, the “Grand Prix de la Fondation Napoléon”,
awarding a further 7,000 Euros. The Jury may decide not to award a prize in a specific category.
Eligible works must have been published or performed for the first time between the 1st October
in year ‘n minus one’ and 30th September in year ‘n’ (for example, in 2005, between 1st October 2004 and 30th September, 2005).
To compete for a Grand Prix, all you have to do is :
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For a book : send 15 copies of the work to the Fondation Napoléon (and NOT directly to the members of the jury) who will then send them on to the jury. |
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For audio-visual or musical works : send in the same way fifteen copies of the work, with accompanying presentation dossier. |
Grands Prix address :
Fondation Napoléon
148, bld Haussmann
75008 Paris
For further information about the Grands Prix :
Thierry Lentz, email: lentz(at)napoleon(dot)org
 The Grands Prix 2007
The Fondation Napoléon Grands Prix 2007 for books on the two French empires were this year awarded to:
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Fondation Napoléon History Grand Prix 2007
Pierre BRANDA : Le prix de la gloire, Napoléon et l’argent
Paris: Éditions Fayard
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Prize for a book in a language other than French
Thomas MUNCH-PETERSEN: Defying Napoleon
London: Sutton Publishing
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Special Jury Prize 2007
Bernard and Danielle QUINTIN: for their lives’ work
Dictionnaire des colonels de Napoléon (1996, Editions SPM), Dictionnaire des capitaines de
vaisseaux de Napoléon (2003, Editions SPM), Dictionnaire des soldats français morts à la bataille
d’Austerlitz (2004, Archives et Cultures Editions), Dictionnaire des soldats français morts à la
bataille d’Eylau (2006, Archives et Cultures Editions)
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The winners of the Fondation Napoléon book prizes and research grants receive twelve bottles of
Grand Champagne Napoléon Grand Millésime from the producer CH. & A. Prieur.
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