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Chaumette, Pierre-Gaspard (sh)




born May 24, 1763, Nevers, France
died April 13, 1794, Paris

French Revolutionary leader.

In 1791 he signed the petition that demanded the abdication of Louis XVI. As procurator-General of the Paris Commune from 1792, he instituted such social reforms as improved hospital conditions. Strenuously anti-Catholic and a misogynist, he promoted the anti-Christian cult of the goddess Reason and banned women's participation in political demonstrations. He was executed during the Reign of Terror because of his democratic extremism.


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