| Birth: | Jan. 25, 1746
Dijon, France | | Death: | Dec. 31, 1830
Paris, France | 
Author, Educator. Essentially educated at home, she was well read and an accomplished harpist. Married into a noble family at 16, she continued her education. Serving as a lady-in waiting, tutor, and governess to the royal family, she had charge of Louis-Philippe from his birth in 1775 (and lived to see him become king in 1830). She published "Theatre d'education" in four volumes in 1779 and 1780, and seven volumes of childrens works in the early 1780s. Among her innovations were the use of lantern slides as a teaching tool, and the teaching of botany thru nature walks. Forced to flee France during the Reign of Terror in 1793, she went first to England, then Switzerland, and finally to Germany, where she supported herself painting and writing. Allowed to return to France by Napoleon in 1801, she remained there. Her best known work, the romance "Mademoiselle de Clermont", was published in 1802. Over the course of her career, she wrote around 90 books, including plays, historical fiction, and romances. The ten volumes of history she authored in the 1820s are still used by historians of the period. Novelist George Sand paid tribute to her as a model, and inspiration. (bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Cimetière du Père Lachaise
Paris
Paris
Ile-de-France, France |
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Originally Created by: Bob Hufford
Record added: Sep 05, 2008
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