Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (; 13 May 1753 – 2 August 1823) was a French mathematician, physicist, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military reforms, which included the introduction of mass conscription (levée en masse), were instrumental in transforming the French Revolutionary Army into an effective fighting force.
- Occupation
- mathematician, politician, military engineer, military officer
- Position held
- member of the French National Assembly, Minister of War, President of the National Convention, president of the French Academy of Sciences
