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Georges Couthon
French politician and lawyer (1755–1794) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Georges Auguste Couthon (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ oɡyst kutɔ̃], 22 December 1755 – 28 July 1794) was a French politician and lawyer known for his service as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly during the French Revolution. Couthon was elected to the Committee of Public Safety on 30 May 1793. Along with his close associate Louis Antoine de Saint-Just and Maximilien Robespierre, he formed an unofficial triumvirate within the committee which wielded power during the Reign of Terror until the three were arrested and executed in 1794 during the Thermidorian Reaction.[1][2] A Freemason,[3] Couthon played an important role in the development of the Law of 22 Prairial, which was responsible for a sharp increase in the number of executions of accused counter-revolutionaries.
Georges Couthon | |
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![]() Presumed portrait of Georges Couthon by François Bonneville, 1790 | |
Member of the Committee of Public Safety | |
In office 10 July 1793 – 28 July 1794 | |
32nd President of the National Convention | |
In office 21 December 1793 – 5 January 1794 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Henri Voulland |
Succeeded by | Jacques Louis David |
Deputy of the National Convention | |
In office 20 September 1792 – 10 July 1794 | |
Succeeded by | Gilbert-Amable Jourde |
Constituency | Puy-de-Dôme |
Personal details | |
Born | (1755-12-22)22 December 1755 Orcet, Kingdom of France |
Died | 28 July 1794(1794-07-28) (aged 38) Place de la Révolution, Paris, France |
Political party | The Mountain |
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