Carnot, Lazare Hippolyte

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Carnot, Lazare Hippolyte (1801—1888) Carnot, a French statesman, edited a Saint-Simonian journal and was in the Parliament. At the Revolution of 1848 he became Minister of Public Instruction, and in 1876 he was a member of the Senate. Carnot was a Republican and was resolutely anti-clerical. {RAT}

[[Carnot, Lazare Nicolus Marguerite [Count]] (1753—1823) A French military engineer and statesman, Carnot served the Republic and then Napoleon, who raised him to the highest honors. Originally Catholic, Count Carnot became an atheist. Of his grandsons Lazare Hippolyte (1801—1888) was a distinguished and anti-clerical statesman. Marie Carnot was equally anti-clerical in politics and became President of the Republic. Lazare’s son, Sadi Nicholas Leonard Carnot (1796—1832) turned to science and was a leading figure in French physics. {JM; RAT; RE}

[[Carnot, Marie François Sadi [President]] (1837—1894) Carnot, the fourth President of the French Republic and eldest son of Lazare H. Carnot, originally sat on the Left in the Chambre. In 1887 he was, by 616 out of 827 votes, elected President of the Republic. At the height of his popularity, the freethinking Carnot was assassinated by an Italian anarchist. {RAT}