 Marie Harel

Marie Harel (born Marie Catherine Fontaine; April 28, 1761 – November 9, 1844) was a French cheesemaker, who, along with Abbot Charles-Jean Bonvoust, invented Camembert cheese, according to local legend.She worked as a cheesemaker at the Manor of Beaumoncel and made Camembert cheeses according to local custom.