Condorcet refers to the French philosopher and mathematician Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, who lived from 1743 to 1794. He is best known for his work in social choice theory and his development of the Condorcet method, a voting system that seeks to identify the candidate who would win against each of the other candidates in head-to-head comparisons. Condorcet was also a prominent advocate for liberalism, education, and women's rights during the Enlightenment. His ideas on democracy and voting have influenced modern political theory, and he is remembered for his contributions to the fields of mathematics, philosophy, and political science.