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Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois

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Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
20th President of the National Convention
In office
19 July 1794 – 3 August 1794
Preceded byJean-Antoine Louis
Succeeded byPhilippe-Antoine Merlin
In office
13 June 1793 – 27 June 1793
Preceded byFrançois René Mallarmé
Succeeded byJacques-Alexis Thuriot
Personal details
Born(1749-06-19)19 June 1749
Paris, France
Died8 June 1796(1796-06-08) (aged 46)
Cayenne, French Guiana
Cause of deathYellow fever
CitizenshipFrench
NationalityFrench
Political partythe Mountain
ParentsGabriel-Jacques Collot, Jeanne-Agnès Collot née Hannen
Occupation
  • Actor
  • dramatist
  • essayist
  • revolutionary
Known formember of the Committee of Public Safety, execution of more than 2,000 people in Lyon
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Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (19 June 1749 in Paris – 8 June 1796 in Cayenne, French Guiana) 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 Tussaudfrom the Guillotine, he administered the execution of more than 2,000 people in the city of Lyon. Collot d'Herbois was the 20th President of the National Convention from July 1794 to August 1794.