Sophie Berthelot

Sophie Berthelot
Born
Sophie Caroline Niaudet

(1837-02-17)February 17, 1837
DiedMarch 18, 1907(1907-03-18) (aged 70)
Paris, France
Resting placePanthéon
Known forFirst woman interred at the Panthéon
SpouseMarcellin Berthelot (m. 1861–1907)
ChildrenAndré Berthelot
Philippe Berthelot
RelativesLouis-François-Clement Breguet (uncle)

Sophie Caroline Berthelot (née Niaudet; February 17, 1837 – March 18, 1907)[1] became the first woman to be interred in the Panthéon, alongside her husband Marcellin Berthelot. She was the only woman interred in the Panthéon until Marie Curie almost a century later in 1995.[2][3]

  1. ^ Acte de mariage du 10 mai 1861, Paris. "Généalogie détaillée". Généa-Banque de France..
  2. ^ Kraft, Scott (1995-04-21). "France Entombs Madame Curie Among the 'Great Men' : Europe: Nobel Prize-winning scientist who faced sexism in life is placed in Pantheon with her husband, Pierre". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. ^ "Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot | French chemist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

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