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Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin

1699 - 1777

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Marie Thérèse Geoffrin (French pronunciation: [maʁi teʁɛz ʁɔdɛ ʒɔfʁɛ̃], née Rodet; 26 June 1699 – 6 October 1777) was a French salon holder who has been referred to as one of the leading female figures in the French Enlightenment. From 1750 to 1777, Madame Geoffrin played host to many of the most influential Philosophes and Encyclopédistes of her time. Her association with several prominent dignitaries and public figures from across Europe has earned Madame Geoffrin international recognition. Her patronage and dedication to both the philosophical men of letters and talented artists that frequented her house is emblematic of her role as guide and protector. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin is the 6,937th most popular politician (up from 7,275th in 2019), the 1,998th most popular biography from France (up from 2,127th in 2019) and the 484th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin ranks 6,937 out of 19,576Before her are Warren Hastings, Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Željko Komšić, Estrid of the Obotrites, and Felipe Calderón. After her are Pavel Tsitsianov, Lin Xin, Trần Hưng Đạo, Johannes Steinhoff, Edvard Eriksen, and Yōsuke Matsuoka.

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Among people born in 1699, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin ranks 8Before her are Osman III, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Maria Josepha of Austria, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Johann Adolph Hasse, and Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. After her are Anna Leszczyńska, Françoise-Louise de Warens, Hans Joachim von Zieten, Bernard de Jussieu, Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Alamgir II. Among people deceased in 1777, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin ranks 5Before her are Johann Heinrich Lambert, Joseph I of Portugal, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, and Albrecht von Haller. After her are Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, Charles de Brosses, Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Johann Andreas Segner, Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria, Charles-Joseph Natoire, and William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin ranks 1,998 out of 6,770Before her are Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (1652), Princess Louise of Orléans (1882), Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767), Jean-Antoine Marbot (1754), Pierre Beauchamp (1631), and Valentin de Boulogne (1591). After her are Jean Chalgrin (1739), Henriette of Cleves (1542), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942), Théophile Delcassé (1852), Étienne Balibar (1942), and Michel Hidalgo (1933).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin ranks 484Before her are Danielle Mitterrand (1924), John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425), René Mayer (1895), Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (1696), Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (1652), and Jean-Antoine Marbot (1754). After her are Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942), Théophile Delcassé (1852), Nicole Fontaine (1942), Paul Durand-Ruel (1831), Albert Sarraut (1872), and André Tardieu (1876).