Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
Philosopher, Politician
1743 – 1794
Who was Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet?
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he advocated a liberal economy, free and equal public education, constitutionalism, and equal rights for women and people of all races. His ideas and writings were said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and rationalism, and remain influential to this day. He died a mysterious death in prison after a period of flight from French Revolutionary authorities.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1743
Ribemont - Also known as
- Nicolas de Condorcet
- Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet
- Marquis de Condorcet
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- College of Navarre
- Lived in
- Picardy
- Died
- Mar 28, 1794
Bourg-la-Reine - Resting place
- Panthéon, Paris
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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