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<p> A French mathematician and philosopher, born near St. Quentin; contributed to the "Encyclopédie"; was of the [[Encyclopedist]] school; took sides with the Revolutionary party in the interest of progress; voted with the Girondists usually; suspected by the extreme party; was not safe even under concealment; "skulked round [[Paris]] in thickets and stone-quarries; entered a tavern one bleared May morning, ragged, rough-bearded, hunger-stricken, and asked for breakfast; having a | Marquis De Condorcet <ref name="term_71335" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A French mathematician and philosopher, born near St. Quentin; contributed to the "Encyclopédie"; was of the [[Encyclopedist]] school; took sides with the Revolutionary party in the interest of progress; voted with the Girondists usually; suspected by the extreme party; was not safe even under concealment; "skulked round [[Paris]] in thickets and stone-quarries; entered a tavern one bleared May morning, ragged, rough-bearded, hunger-stricken, and asked for breakfast; having a Latin Horace about him was suspected and haled to prison, breakfast unfinished; fainted by the way with exhaustion; was flung into a damp cell, and found next morning lying dead on the floor"; his works are voluminous, and the best known is his "Exquisse du Progrès de l'Esprit Humain"; he was not an original thinker, but a clear expositor (1743-1794). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_71335"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/condorcet,+marquis+de Marquis De Condorcet from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_71335"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/condorcet,+marquis+de Marquis De Condorcet from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 15 October 2021
Marquis De Condorcet [1]
A French mathematician and philosopher, born near St. Quentin; contributed to the "Encyclopédie"; was of the Encyclopedist school; took sides with the Revolutionary party in the interest of progress; voted with the Girondists usually; suspected by the extreme party; was not safe even under concealment; "skulked round Paris in thickets and stone-quarries; entered a tavern one bleared May morning, ragged, rough-bearded, hunger-stricken, and asked for breakfast; having a Latin Horace about him was suspected and haled to prison, breakfast unfinished; fainted by the way with exhaustion; was flung into a damp cell, and found next morning lying dead on the floor"; his works are voluminous, and the best known is his "Exquisse du Progrès de l'Esprit Humain"; he was not an original thinker, but a clear expositor (1743-1794).
