Georges Couthon
Politician, Deceased Person
1755 – 1794
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Who was Georges Couthon?
Georges Auguste Couthon was a French politician and lawyer known for his service as a deputy on the Legislative Assembly during the French Revolution. Couthon was elected to the Committee of Public Safety on 30 May 1793, serving with his friends and close associates Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just during the Reign of Terror until his death in 1794. Couthon played an important role in the development of the Law of 22 Prairial, which was responsible for sharply increasing the rate at which accused counter-revolutionaries were executed.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1755
Orcet - Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 28, 1794
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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