Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (Mademoiselle Lenormand)
Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (1772-1843), known as “Mademoiselle Lenormand,” was a French professional fortune-teller and cartomancer who gained notoriety during the Napoleonic era and Bourbon Restoration. Operating in Paris and calling herself the “Sibyl of the Faubourg Saint-Germain,” she practiced cartomancy and tasseography (reading coffee grounds). Rumors circulated that she had connections to the police. … Read more