Emile du ChateletEmile du Chatelet

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Life Life

Born on 17 December 1706 in Paris

She 10 September 1749 in Lunévill France

She was the only daughter of six children.

Born on 17 December 1706 in Paris

She 10 September 1749 in Lunévill France

She was the only daughter of six children.

EducationEducation

She spoke four languages Latin, Italian, Greek and German

Emilie was encouraged by a family friend, name M. de Mezieres to learn mathematics

She spoke four languages Latin, Italian, Greek and German

Emilie was encouraged by a family friend, name M. de Mezieres to learn mathematics

RelationshipRelationshipAt the age of nineteen she

married the thirty-four-year-old Marquis du Chatelet

Emilie closest friend was Voltaire,who was one of most intriguing and brilliant scholars of time

Emilie fell in love with the Marquis de Saint-Lambert

At the age of nineteen she married the thirty-four-year-old Marquis du Chatelet

Emilie closest friend was Voltaire,who was one of most intriguing and brilliant scholars of time

Emilie fell in love with the Marquis de Saint-Lambert

ChildrenChildren

AccomplishmentAccomplishment

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

Emilie translated Newton entire book on the principals of mathematics into French

The years Emilie spent with Voltaire were some of the most productive years of her life

Voltaire wrote a pome for Emilie called The Divine Émilie

She was tall and clumsy as a child, but was always quick to learn.

Emilie translated Newton entire book on the principals of mathematics into French

The years Emilie spent with Voltaire were some of the most productive years of her life

Voltaire wrote a pome for Emilie called The Divine Émilie

She was tall and clumsy as a child, but was always quick to learn.

Work citedWork cited

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/chatelet.htm

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/chatelet.htm