Lazare Carnot
Former Minister of the Armed Forces
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. Wikipedia
Born: May 13, 1753, Nolay, France
Died: August 2, 1823 (age 70 years), Magdeburg, Germany
Children: Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot and Hippolyte Carnot
Parents: Marguerite Pothier and Claude Carnot
Nationality: French
Organization founded: École Polytechnique