Ninon de Lenclos
French author, courtesan, freethinker, and patron of the arts (1620-1705)
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Ninon de Lenclos was a French woman of the 17th century who gained influence and fame as a courtesan while also establishing herself as an intellectual, patron of the arts, and independent thinker. She matters because she challenged conventional roles for women of her time by using her wit, learning, and social connections to maintain power and influence on her own terms.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1620
- Died
- 1705
- Works
- 16
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,272x
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 30,726x
- QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials
· 2009 · cited 22,457x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
Article
Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos, also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos (10 November 1620 – 17 October 1705), was a French writer, courtesan and patron of the arts.
Early life