Born: 9 November 1732, France
Died: 23 May 1776
Country most active: France
Also known as: Julie-Jeanne-Éléonore de Lespinasse
From Famous Women: An Outline of Feminine Achievement Through the Ages With Life Stories of Five Hundred Noted Women. Written by Joseph Adelman, published 1926 by Ellis M Lonow Company:
French lady remarkable for her intellectual gifts and accomplishments.
During the latter part of the reign of Louis XV, her house became the great centre of attraction for the notabilities of Paris.
She enlisted the regard of D’Alembert, Marmontel, La Rochefoucauld, and other eminent literary men, and her unusual qualities, both of the mind and the heart, made a profound impression upon all who were brought in contact with her.
The letters of Mme. de Lespinasse were published at Paris in 1809, and her Life by the Marquis de Ségus appeared in 1907.