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Sign: Paris - A statue commemorating the Marquis de Condorcet


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19 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris, France
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On the sign:
CONDORCET
1743-1794
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The statue, made by Jacques Perrin, commemorates the Marquis de Condorcet, mathematician, philosopher and statesman (1743-1794).
He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences, was appointed inspector of the royal mint, after the French Revolution was elected as a representative of Paris in the Legislative Assembly. After opposing some of the acts of terrorism that were committed after the French Revolution, he was imprisoned, and two days later he was found dead in his cell.

The statue was placed in 1894, destroyed in World War II (1941) and restored in 1991

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

The following text appears on the back of the statue’s base:
Statue de Jacques PERRIN
Implantée en 1894
Détruite en 1941
Erigeeà nouveau en 1991
par la MONNAIE de PARIS et la VILLE de PARIS

[translation]
Statue of Jacques PERRIN
Established in 1894
Destroyed in 1941
Erected again in 1991
by MONNAIE de PARIS and the CITY of PARIS
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