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Chaumette, Pierre Gaspard |
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Chaumette, Pierre Gaspard (pyĕr gäspär` shōmĕt`), 1763–94, French Revolutionary. A member of the Cordeliers Cordeliers (kôrdəlyā`), political club of the French Revolution. ..... Click the link for more information. , he collaborated with Jacques Hébert Hébert, Jacques René (zhäk rənā` ābĕr`), 1757–94, French journalist and revolutionary. ..... Click the link for more information. to eliminate the royalists and to introduce (1793) the cult of Reason. Chaumette was general procurator (1792–94) and a chief leader of the Commune of Paris. Although he instituted social and moral reforms, his private life is reputed to have been less than pure. When Maximilien Robespierre turned upon the Hébertists, Chaumette tried in vain to escape the guillotine by renouncing Hébert. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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