Clémence Royer

Clémence Royer (21 April 1830, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique – 6 February 1902) was a self-taught French scholar who lectured and wrote on economics, philosophy, science and feminism. She is best known for her controversial 1862 French translation of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

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Clémence Royer
Birth dateApril 21, 1830
Birth place
Nantes , France
Date of deathFebruary 06, 1902
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine , France

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