Napoleon Touzet was a medical doctor of Austrian (Tyrolean) origin, who emigrated toPetropolis, Brazil. An avid naturalist, he collected specimens of animals, which he donated to Museums across Europe.

Touzet received the following distinctions for his work:

• On March 4, 1859 the Knight's Cross of the Imperial AustrianOrder of Franz Joseph. p.204^[1]
• Medal of theOrder of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden^[2]
• Correspondent member of the Stockholm Academy of Sciences (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)^[2]

• Austrian naturalists
• Brazilian explorers
• Living people
• Recipients of the Order of Franz Joseph

• CS1 German-language sources (de)
• Year of birth missing (living people)