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11 matches to Guillotin
Bailly, Jean. 1736-93. French astronomer. Paris mayor, 1789-91. Led Tennis Court Oath. Guillotined.
Chénier, André de. 1762-94. French poet. Elegies. Guillotined.
Couthon, Georges. 1755-94. French aide to Robespierre. Guillotined.
DuBarry, Marie. 1746-93. Mistress of Louis XV. Guillotined.
Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine. 1746-1795. Public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal during Terror. Guillotined.
Guillotin, Joseph. 1738-1814. Recommended guillotine 1792. Earlier used in Scotland, England.
Lavoisier, Antoine. 1743-94. French “father of modern chemistry”. Oxygen in combustion 1772. Guillotined.
Louis XVI. 1754-93. French King 1774-92. Bankrupted Government. French Revolution. Guillotined 1793.
Marie Antoinette. 1755-93. Daughter of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, Queen Consort to Louis XVI. Guillotined for seeking US aid vs French Revolution. -“Let them eat cake”.
Place de la Concorde. 1775. Paris. Designed by Gabriel 1755. Site of guillotine 1793.
Ravachol, François. 1859-92. French anarchist. Guillotined.