Andreas Joseph Hofmann
Andreas Joseph Hofmann (14 July 1752 – 6 September 1849) was a German philosopher and revolutionary active in the Republic of Mainz. As Chairman of the Rhenish-German National Convention, the earliest parliament in Germany based on the principle of popular sovereignty, he proclaimed the first republican state in Germany, the Rhenish-German Free State, on 18 March 1793. A strong supporter of the French Revolution, he argued for an accession of all German territory west of the Rhine to France and served in the administration of the department Mont-Tonnerre under the French Directory and the French Consulate.
Andreas Joseph Hofmann | |
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| Born | July 14, 1752 Zell am Main |
| Died | September 6, 1849 (aged 97) Winkel |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Philosopher and revolutionary |
| Known for | Proclamation of the Republic of Mainz |
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