Sophie de Condorcet [SEP] place of death
Sophie de Condorcet
Sophie de Condorcet (1764 in Meulan – 8 September 1822 in Paris), best known as Madame de Condorcet, was a prominent salon hostess from 1789 to the Reign of Terror, and again from 1799 until her death in 1822. She was the wife, then widow, of the mathematician and philosopher Nicolas de Condorcet, who died during the Reign of Terror. Despite his death, and the exile of her brother Marshal Emmanuel, Marquis de Grouchy between 1815 and 1821, she maintained her own identity
other natural causes, most historians today believe that he poisoned himself, possibly with the help of his sister-in-law's lover Cabinis. According to Tomalin, Sophie de Condorcet was not informed about his death until several months later.
Madame de Condorcet had his last works published posthumously, starting with the "Sketch" or "Equisse" in 1795.
Translations and the Revival of the Salon.
Sophie de Condorcet was rendered penniless by her husband's proscription and his death which came before their divorce.