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Lazare Carnot
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French political, engineering and mathematical figure (1753–1823)
Lazare Carnot was a French military engineer, mathematician, and politician who lived from 1753 to 1823 and played important roles during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. He is historically significant for his contributions to military strategy, his work in mathematics and engineering, and his influence on French governance during a transformative period in European history.
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- Born
- 1753
- Died
- 1823
- Works
- 99
Top works
- Betrachtungen über die Theorie der Infinitesimalrechnung
- De la corrélation des figures de géométrie
- Loi portant que celle du 3 brumaire an IV, et les articles II, III, IV et V de celle du 14 frimaire an V, relatifs à l'exclusion des fonctions publiques, sont regardés comme non avenus
- Geometrie der stellung
- Exposé de la conduite politique de M. le lieutenant-général Carnot
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of death
- Magdeburg
- Child
- Hippolyte Carnot
- Occupation
- scientist
- Educated at
- École royale du génie de Mézières
- Employer
- French Armed Forces
- Political party
- The Plain
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- French Revolution
- Family
- Carnot family
- Noble title
- count
- Field of work
- fortification
- Conflict
- Napoleonic Wars
- Military rank
- commanding officer
- Image
- Lazare-Carnot-par-Boilly.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Lazare Carnot
- date of birth
- 1753-05-13
- date of death
- 1823-08-02
- birth name
- Lazare Nicolas Marguérite Carnot
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- Lazare Carnot
- name in native language
- Lazare Carnot
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- Defence Historical Service
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- writing language
- French
- relative
- Marie-Adolphe Carnot
- pseudonym
- Organisateur de la Victoire
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Works in European collections
17 objects attributed to Lazare Carnot, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot ( French: [lazaʁ nikɔla maʁɡəʁit kaʁno]; 13 May 1753 – 2 August 1823) was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military reforms, which included the introduction of mass conscription (levée en masse), were instrumental in transforming the French Revolutionary Army into an effective fighting force.
Carnot was elected to the National Convention in 1792, and a year later he became a member of the Committee of Public Safety, where he directed the French war effort as one of the Ministers of War during the War of the First Coalition. He oversaw the reorganization of the army, imposed discipline, and significantly expanded the French force through the imposition of mass conscription. Credited with France's renewed military success from 1793 to 1794, Carnot came to be known as the "Organizer of Victory".
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