Marquis de Condorcet
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Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, political economist, politician, and mathematician. His ideas, including support f
Portrait of Condorcet before 1794
Jacques Turgot was Condorcet's mentor and longtime friend
Condorcet's statue by Jacques Perrin (1847–1915), on the Quai de Conti in Paris, France
View of the Hôtel des Monnaies taken from the courtyard. Engraving by Jean-François Janinet.
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles was a French judge, freemason and politician who took part in the French Revolution.
Marquis de Condorcet
…Age of Enlightenment, of which he has been called the "last witness", and Enlightenment rationalism. As he was a critic of the constitution proposed by Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles in 1793, the Convention Nationale – and the Jacobin faction in particular – voted to have Condorcet arrested. He died in prison after a period of hiding…
Portrait by Jean-Louis Laneuville
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles at age 4 (François-Hubert Drouais)