Jean Sylvain Bailly
Astronomer
1736 – 1793
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Who was Jean Sylvain Bailly?
Jean-Sylvain Bailly was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath, served as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, and was ultimately guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
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- Born
- Sep 15, 1736
Paris - Also known as
- Jean-Sylvain Bailly
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Nov 12, 1793
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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