Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois | |
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| 20th & 47th President of the National Convention | |
| In office 19 July 1794 – 3 August 1794 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Antoine Louis |
| Succeeded by | Philippe-Antoine Merlin |
| In office 13 June 1793 – 27 June 1793 | |
| Preceded by | François René Mallarmé |
| Succeeded by | Jacques-Alexis Thuriot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1749 |
| Died | 8 June 1796 (aged 46) |
| Cause of death | Yellow fever |
| Citizenship | French |
| Party | the Mountain |
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| Known for | member of the Committee of Public Safety, execution of more than 2,000 people in Lyon |
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Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi kɔlo dɛʁbwa]; 19 June 1749 – 8 June 1796) was a French actor, dramatist, essayist, and revolutionary. He was a member of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror and, while he saved Madame Tussaud from the Guillotine, he administered the execution of more than 2,000 people in the city of Lyon.