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Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Genest Campan: Quick Facts

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Born November 6, 1752 • Paris • France
Died March 16, 1822 (aged 69) • France
Sylvester II, detail from the ivory vessel used at the consecration of Otto III, 996; in the Domschatzkammer des Aachener Domes, Aachen, Ger.
Sylvester II
pope
Bosio, Jean-Baptiste-François: Portrait of Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
French philosopher and humanist
Gaspard Monge, detail of an oil painting by Jean Naigeon, 1811; in the Museum of Fine Arts, Beaune, France.
Gaspard Monge, count de Péluse
French mathematician and public official
First lady of France
Brigitte Macron
first lady of France
Olivier Messiaen.
Olivier Messiaen
French composer
Étienne-Louis Boullée: church drawing
Étienne-Louis Boullée
French architect
François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
French archbishop and theologian
St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
French educator
Hôtel de Ville (town hall), Metz, France, by Jacques-François Blondel, 1765.
Jacques-François Blondel
French architect
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Vincent d’Indy
French composer
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André Coindre
French priest
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Edouard Séguin
American psychiatrist
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Jacques Barzun
American teacher, historian, and author
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Michel Saint-Denis
French director
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Claude-Adrien Helvétius
French philosopher
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Anthony Benezet
American educator
Ancillon, Charles
Charles Ancillon
French lawyer, educator, and historian
Dauberval, with Mlle Allard, in Sylvie, 1766; wood engraving by Jules Huyot, 19th century, after a contemporary work by an unknown artist
Jean Dauberval
French dancer
Coypel, Charles-Antoine: Painting Ejecting Thalia
Charles-Antoine Coypel
French artist
Guillaume Budé
Guillaume Budé
French scholar