Clémence Gabrielle Monnerot

Clémence Gabrielle Monnerot (20 August 1816 - 4 January 1911) was a creole born in Martinique and was the spouse of French aristocrat Arthur de Gobineau, who was best known for helping to legitimise racism by the use of scientific racist theory and "racial demography", and for developing the theory of the Aryan master race.

Clémence Gabrielle Monnerot.
Portrait of the Countess of Gobineau, by Ary Scheffer (1850)
Born20 August 1816
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Died4 January 1911.
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrance
SpouseArthur de Gobineau.
ChildrenChristine de Gobineau, Diane de Guldencrone.
Parents
  • Jean François Clément Monnerot (father)
  • Luce Marie Victoire Destourell (mother)
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