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Rescue at sea, by Thomas Rose Miles (1869-1906)
An 1879 Pattern Midshipman’s Dirk, 45.5cm blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London
The white ship, by Montague Dawson (1890-1973)
Naval hat, age and country of origin unknown - possibly, England, early 19th century
I remember a long time ago I mentioned the idea of making a list of napoleonic figures I thought could be neurodivergent, well, here's the list!!! This list is based on my opinions (as a neurodivergent person with schizophrenia) and my dad's opinions (as someone who studied psychology and has ASD), please take this with like a planet-sized meteor of salt because although my dad is quite knowledgeable on this subject, he got the profiles of these figures from my own perspective in a casual conversation. I'm just some 18 year old who hasn't even started university yet, and although I am quite invested in the Napoleonic era I know that I don't know everything </3, so with all that being said, here's the list.
*I can't emphasize enough that none of these diagnosis are concrete, they're mostly conclusions from a casual conversation </3, this list is also not meant to offend any one in any manner!!!*
*names highlighted in green means we weren't sure about our conclusions*
ASD - Louis Nicolas Davout, Napoleon Bonaparte I, Louis Alexandre Berthier;
ADHD - Jean Lannes, Joachim Murat, Michel Ney;
OCD - Louis Gabriel Suchet, Jean-de-Dieu Soult;
Schizophrenia - Jean Andoche Junot, Jean Baptiste Bessières;
Could've had something else but we couldn't quite pinpoint what exactly - Joachim Murat, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Tsar Alexander I;
If you have any questions/thoughts about any of these opinions feel free to reply or reblog! But like I said, this is just what me and my dad thought