Sophie de condorcet biography definition
Sophie de condorcet biography definition
Sophie de condorcet biography definition en!
Sophie de Condorcet
French salon hostess
Sophie de Grouchy | |
|---|---|
Sophie de Condorcet | |
| Born | Marie-Louise-Sophie de Grouchy ()8 April Meulan, France |
| Died | 8 September () (aged&#;58) Paris, France |
| Other&#;names | Madame de Condorcet |
| Known&#;for | Salon hostess |
| Spouse | |
Sophie de Condorcet (Meulan, – Paris, 8 September ), also known as Sophie de Grouchy and best known and styled as Madame de Condorcet, was a prominent French salon hostess from to the Reign of Terror, and again from until her death in She was also a philosopher[1][2] and the wife of the mathematician and philosopher Nicolas de Condorcet, who died during the Reign of Terror.
Despite his death and the exile of her brother, Marshal Emmanuel de Grouchy, between and , she maintained her own identity and was well-connected and influential before, during, and after the French Revolution.
As a hostess, Madame de Condorcet was popular for her kind heart, beauty, and indiff