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Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan

1752-10-06 – 1822-03-16

Portrait of Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan
Born Henriette Genet (1752 - 1822), French educator and lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie AntoinetteCredit: Joseph Boze

Life & Legacy

Henriette Campan (Jeanne Louise Henriette; née Genet; 2 October 1752 – 16 March 1822) also known as Madame Campan, was a French educator, writer and Lady's maid. In the service of Marie Antoinette before and during the French Revolution, she was afterwards headmistress of the first Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, appointed by Napoleon in 1807 to promote the education of girls.

Occupation & Career

lady's maid, educator, writer, pedagogue

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q445087 — wikidata View source

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