OFFICERS

Countries | Legion of Merit

Prince Albert II of Monaco
Honorary President
International Napoleonic Society

Honorary President
Prince Albert II of Monaco

President
Ben Weider, C.M., C.Q., C.StJ, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Honorary Vice-President
Chair, Committee for French-speaking Countries

S.A. Le Prince Murat

Honorary Patron
Victor André Masséna
Prince d'Essling, Duc de Rivoli

Executive Vice-President
Editor-in-Chief

J. David Markham, MA, Med, FINS
Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Chair, Literary & Awards Committee
Dr. Donald D. Howard, MA, PhD, FINS

Special Historical Consultant
Literary Committee Representative

General (ret) Michel Franceschi, CLH, ONM, CVM, FINS

Literary Committee Members
Dr. Donald D. Howard, MA, PhD, FINS, Chair
J. David Markham, MA, Med, FINS
Dr. Jeanne A. Ojala, MA, PhD, FINS
Dr. David Gates
Dr. John K. Severn, MA, PhD, FINS

Awards Committee Members
Dr. Donald D. Howard, MA, PhD, FINS, Chair
J. David Markham, MA, Med, FINS
Dr. John G. Gallaher, BA, MA, PhD, FINS
Dr. Susan P. Conner, MA, PhD, FINS


*Photograph of Prince Albert courtesy of the Press Office of the Prince of Monaco

INS FELLOWS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES

 

 

AUSTRALIA

 

LUXEMBOURG

   

   

 

AUSTRIA

 

MALTA

   

   

 

BELARUS

  MEXICO
   

     
 

BELGIUM

 

MONACO

   

   

 

BULGARIA

 

NETHERLANDS

   

   

 

CANADA

 

PAKISTAN

   

   

 

CHILE

 

PALESTINE

   

   

 

COLUMBIA

 

PANAMA

   

   

 

CUBA

  PORTUGAL
   

     
 

CZECH REPUBLIC

 

POLAND

   

   

 

EGYPT

 

ROMANIA

   

   

 

FRANCE

 

RUSSIAN

   

   

 

GEORGIA

 

SLOVAKIA

   

   

 

GERMANY

 

SOUTH AFRICA

   

   

 

HUNGARY

 

SPAIN

   

   

 

INDIA

 

SWEDEN

   

   

 

IRELAND

 

SWITZERLAND

   

   

 

ISRAËL

 

SYRIA

   

   

 

ITALY

 

UNITED KINGDOM

   

   

 

KAZAKHSTAN

 

UNITED STATES

   

   

 

LEBANON

     
   

     

 
The Legion of Merit is a medal awarded to a limited number of members of the International Napoleonic Society.

Ben Weider, President of the Society, grants this recognition to all those who have contributed to perpetuate the memory and greatness of Napoleon Bonaparte, by virture of their engagement, remarkable works in teaching, publications, or other contributions that are judged exceptional.

It is with great pleasure and pride that we publish the recipients of the Legion of Merit
 

 

NAME

COUNTRY

DATE

1.

Dr. Donald D. Horward, PhD, FINS

USA

March 1996

2.

Dr. David G. Chandler, MA (Oxon.), D.Litt, FR.HistS, FINS

United Kingdom

March 1996

3.

Mr. J. David Markham, MA, MEd, FINS

USA

March 1996

4.

Prof. Dr. Vladlen Sirotkin, FINS

Russia

March 1996

5.

Monsieur Oleg Sokolov, FINS

Russia

March 1996

6.

Proctor Jones JD, DFA, FINS (deceased)

USA

March 1996

7.

Mr. Gregory Troubetzkoy, FINS

USA

March 1996

8.

Col. Émile Gueguen, FINS

USA

April 1996

9.

Monsieur Gilles Proulx, FINS

Canada

April 1996

10.

The Most Honorable the Marquess of Anglesey, FR.Hist.S, FSA, D.Litt, FINS

United Kingdom

April 1996

11.

Mr. Horia Salc

Romania

April 1996

12.

Mr. Florin Constantiniu

Romania

April 1996

13.

Dr. Christian Popisteanu, FINS

Romania

April 1996

14.

Monsieur Valery Ryabinksy, FINS

Russia

March 1997

15.

Prof. Harold T. Parker, Ph.D, FINS

USA

February 1997

16.

Dr. John G. Gallaher, BA, MA, Ph.D, FINS

USA

February 1997

17.

Dr. Robert Holtman, MA, Ph.D, FINS

USA

February 1997

18.

Prof. Mordechai Gichon, MA, Ph.D, FSA, FINS

Israel

March 1997

19.

Dr. John H. Fournier, MD, FACS, FINS

USA

March 1997

20.

Monsieur Viktor Tochilkin, FINS

Russia

March 1997

21.

Oberst Prof. Dr. József Zachar, MA, Ph.D, D.Sc, FINS

Hungary

April 1997

22.

Dr. S. Vittorio Scotti-Douglas Da Fombio, FINS

Italy

June 1997

23.

Monsieur André Castelot, FINS

France

July 1997

24.

Prof. Fernand Beaucour, FINS., LLD, Ph.D

France

September 1997

25.

Monsieur Max Gallo, FINS

France

September 1997

26.

Mr. Robert James Elmer, FINS

Australia

September 1997

27.

Madame Alisa Kachalova, FINS

Russia

October 1997

28.

Monsieur Le Prince Charles Napoléon, FINS

France

October 1997

29.

Monsieur Le Prince Joachim Murat, FINS

France

October 1997

30.

General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, GBE, KCB, DSO,MC, M.Litt, FINS

United Kingdom

February 1998

31.

Mr. James Opie, FINS

United Kingdom

February 1998

32.

Mr. Lionel Leventhal, FINS

United Kingdom

February 1998

33.

Mr. Derek Mellard, FINS

United Kingdom

February 1998

34.

Dr. Jeanne A. Ojala, MA, Ph.D, FINS

USA

March 1998

35.

Dr. Samuel F. Scott, FINS

USA

March 1998

36.

Col. (Ret.) John N. Hughes-Wilson, FINS

United Kingdom

February 1998

37.

Mr. Alfons Libert, FINS

Belgium

February 1998

38.

Madame Charlotte Nicolaï de Fraticelli, FINS

Monaco

May 1998

39.

Dr. John M.P. McErlean, Ph.D, FINS

Canada

October 1998

40.

Editure Mirton, FINS

Romania

December 1998

41.

Mr. Nicolae Parfenie

Romania

December 1998

42.

L'honorable Premier Ministre Lucien Bouchard, FINS

Canada

August 1998

43.

Dr. Ronald J. Caldwell, FINS

USA

February 1999

44.

Dr. June K. Burton, FINS

USA

February 1999

45.

Dr. Gunther E. Rothenberg, MA, Ph.D, FINS

Australia

February 1999

46.

Dr. Dorothy Carrington, FINS

France

February 1999

47.

Monsieur Jean Defranceschi, FINS

France

February 1999

48.

Madame Liliane Stewart

Canada

May 1999

49.

Monsieur Gérard Dupuis, FINS

France

May 1999

50.

Prof. Vijay Kumar, MA, FINS

India

January 2000

51.

Prof. William Henry Flayhart III, FINS

USA

March 2000

52.

Dr. Milton Finley, MA, Ph.D, FINS

USA

March 2000

53.

Madame Nathalie Gutina, FINS

Russia

March 2000

54.

Monsieur Jean-Claude Damamme, FINS

France

May 2000

55.

Alexander Mikaberidze, FINS

Georgia

August 2000

56.

Prof. Owen Connelly, Ph.D, FINS

USA

October 2000

57.

Monsieur Jean-Louis Tremblais, FINS

France

December 2000

58.

Prince Dimitrie G. Sturdza, FINS

Switzerland

April 2001

59.

Mr. Ovidiu Enculescu

Romania

April 2001

60.

Mr. David Hamilton-Williams

Engalnd

May 2001

61.

Rafaël Santonja Jr.

Spain

July 2001

62.

Vladlen Katchanov

Russia

November 2001

63.

Robert M. Epstein

USA

January 2002

64.

John Severn

USA

January 2002

65.

Isser Woloch

USA

January 2002

66.

René Casin  

France 

September 2003

67.

Rory Muir  

Australia 

March 2004

68.

Charles Esdaile  

United Kingdom  

March 2004  

69. David Gates
United Kingdom
March 2004
70. Michel Franceschi
France
April 2004
71. Yves Jeanpierre
France
September 2004
72. Michel Bissonnet
Canada
September 2004
73. Jacques P. Dupuis
Canada
September 2004
74. Jean Louis Debre
France
September 2004
75. Guy Canivet
France
September 2004
76. Bernard Landry
Canada
September 2004
77. François de Candé-Montholon
France
September 2004
78. Michel V. Leggiere
USA
February 2005
79. Suzan P. Conner
USA
February 2005
80. Alexander I. Grab
USA
February 2005
81. Jean Marchioni
France
March 2005
82. Rafael Santonja
Spain
June 2005
83. Michael Kenneth Hugh Crumplin
United Kingdom
August 2005
84. Alex Zotov
Russia
September 2005
85. Paul Chamberlain
United Kingdom
September 2005
86. Dominique Jamet
France
September 2005
87. Amit Swami
India
December 2005
88 Mathieu Ceccaldi
France
June 2006
90 Monique Berlioux France July 2006
91 Eduardo Garzon-Sobrado Mexico November 2006
92 Choisamba Choijiljav Mongolia July 2007
93 Kyle O. Eidahl USA February 2008
94 John H. Gill USA February 2008
95 Frederick C. Schneid USA February 2008
96 Nadey Hakim, KCJSJ, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS,FICS England February 2008
97 Cameron Reilly Australia July 2008
98 Simon Renucci France July 2008
99 Marc Spinosi France July 2008