Jacques Hébert
Jacques René Hébert (French: [ʒak ʁəne ebɛʁ]; 15 November 1757 – 24 March 1794) was a French journalist and leader of the French Revolution. As the founder and editor of the radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne, he had thousands of followers as the Hébertists (French Hébertistes). A proponent of the Reign of Terror, he was eventually guillotined.
Jacques Hébert | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques René Hébert 15 November 1757 Alençon, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 24 March 1794 (aged 36) Paris, French First Republic |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Resting place | Errancis Cemetery |
| Political party | The Mountain (1792–1794) |
| Other political affiliations | Jacobin Club (1789–1792) Cordeliers Club (1792–1794) |
| Spouse |
Marie Marguerite Françoise Hébert
(m. 1792) |
| Children | Virginie-Scipion Hébert (1793–1830) |
| Parent(s) | Jacques Hébert (?–1766) and Marguerite La Beunaiche de Houdré (1727–1787) |
| Residence(s) | Paris, France |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, publisher, politician |
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