Napoleon loved to pick on his physician!

>He was constantly quizzing surgeons about diseases, and asking them how French medicine differed from that of other countries. ‘Here you are, you great charlatan,’ [Napoleon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Jacques-Louis_David_-_The_Emperor_Napoleon_in_His_Study_at_the_Tuileries_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) would tease his own doctor, [Jean-Nicolas Corvisart](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Jean-Nicolas_Corvisart.jpg). ‘Did you kill a lot of people today?’ ________________________ **Source:** Roberts, Andrew. "Blockades." *Napoleon: A Life*. New York: Penguin, 2014. 434. Print. **Original Source(s) Listed:** Howard, *Napoleon’s Doctors* pp. 68-71. ed. Cottin, *Souvenirs de Roustam* p. 161. ________________________ **Further Reading:** [Napoleone di Buonaparte / Napoléon Bonaparte / Napoleon I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon) [Jean-Nicolas Corvisart-Desmarets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Nicolas_Corvisart) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**