Clémence Gabrielle Monnerot

Clémence Gabrielle Monnerot
Portrait of the Countess of Gobineau, by Ary Scheffer (1850)
Born(1816-08-20)20 August 1816
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Died4 January 1911(1911-01-04) (aged 94)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrance
SpouseArthur de Gobineau
ChildrenChristine de Gobineau
Diane de Guldencrone
Parents
  • Jean François Clément Monnerot (father)
  • Luce Marie Victoire Destourell (mother)

Clémence Gabrielle Monnerot (20 August 1816 – 4 January 1911) was a creole born in Martinique and was the spouse of French aristocrat Arthur de Gobineau, who was best known for helping to legitimise racism by the use of scientific racist theory and "racial demography", and for developing the theory of the Aryan master race.

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