Marie Thérèse Geoffrin

Marie Thérèse Geoffrin was a French salon holder who has been referred to as one of the leading female figures in the French Enlightenment. From 1750 to 1777, Madame Geoffrin played host to many of the most influential Philosophes and Encyclopédistes of her time.

26 June 1699

Born on the same birth day (26 June): Al Hunter Ashton • Ann Li (tennis) • Bill Sheffield • Eleanor Parker • Elijah Dukes • Felipe Melo • J. B. Fuqua • Jason Schwartzman • Jean-Pierre Roy • Milton Glaser • Paolo Maldini • Paul Bitok • Peter Lorre • Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark • Vinícius (footballer, born June 1983)