Curchod

Curchod is a surname of Swiss-French origin. It is best known from Susanne Curchod, who became Madame Necker after marrying Jacques Necker, a prominent French financier and statesman. Born in the canton of Vaud, she moved to Paris on marriage and established a salon that became a notable gathering place for writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment era. Through her salon, Curchod helped foster connections among intellectuals and influenced the cultural life of pre-revolutionary France.

Susanne Curchod was the mother of Germaine de Staël, the celebrated writer and salon hostess who would later become a central figure in European literary and political circles. Germaine de Staël's writings and her own salons built on the intellectual networks associated with her family, contributing to debates on politics, religion, and literature during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Today the name Curchod appears mainly in Swiss and French genealogies. It remains a relatively uncommon surname, most often encountered in historical contexts through the figure of Susanne Curchod and her family.