georges jacques danton meaning

Noun: Georges Jacques Danton

1. French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
   - Danton

Type of: revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter

Encyclopedia: Georges Jacques Danton

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1. "' Georges Jacques Danton "'(; 26 October 1759  5 April 1794 ) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, in particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety.
2. Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer ( 1685-1757 ); Georges Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader ( 1759-1794 ); William Charles Wentworth, Australian explorer ( 1790-1872 ); Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, deposed Shah of Iran ( 1919-1980 ); Bob Hoskins, British actor ( 1942-- ); Hillary Rodham Clinton, U . S . first lady ( 1947-- ).
3. Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer ( 1685-1757 ); Georges Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader ( 1759-1794 ); William Charles Wentworth, Australian explorer ( 1790-1872 ); Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, deposed Shah of Iran ( 1919-1980 ); Bob Hoskins, British actor ( 1942-- ); Hillary Rodham Clinton, U . S . first lady ( 1947-- ); Jaclyn Smith, U . S . actress ( 1947-- ); Natalie Merchant, U . S . singer ( 1963-- ).