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Fourier was placed in a tricky position in 1814, when Napoleon abdicated and set out for Elba with every likelihood of passing southward through Grenoble, on what has come to be known today as the Route Napoleon.
Fourier accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte on his Egyptian expedition in 1798, as scientific adviser, and was appointed secretary of the Institut d'Égypte. Cut off from France by the British fleet, he organized the workshops on which the French army had to rely for their munitions of war.
During this period, Fourier acted with great tact and diplomacy, and became a personal favorite of Napoleon. After the British victories and the capitulation of the French under General Menou in 1801, Fourier returned to France, and on January 2, 1802, was made prefect of Isère, based in Grenoble.
Fourier was able to talk his way into favour with both sides and Napoleon made him Prefect of the Rhône. However Fourier soon resigned on receiving orders, possibly from Carnot, that the was to remove all administrators with royalist sympathies.
Fourier was able to talk his way into favour with both sides and Napoleon made him Prefect of the Rhône. However Fourier soon resigned on receiving orders, possibly from Carnot , that the was to remove all administrators with royalist sympathies.
May 29, 2018 · After his return to France in 1801, Fourier wished to resume his work at the École Polytechnique; but Napoleon had spotted his administrative genius and appointed him prefect of the department of Isère, centered at Grenoble and extending to what was then the Italian border.
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In 1798, with Monge and others, Fourier accompanied Napoleon on his expedition to Egypt. Until 1801 he was engaged in extensive research on Egyptian antiquities , gave advice on engineering and diplomatic undertakings, and served for three years as the secretary of the Institut d’Égypte, which Napoleon established in Cairo in 1798.
