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Henri Grégoire

1750 - 1831

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Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒɑ̃ batist ɡʁeɡwaʁ]; 4 December 1750 – 28 May 1831), often referred to as the Abbé Grégoire, was a French Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader. He was an ardent slavery abolitionist and supporter of universal suffrage. He was a founding member of the Bureau des longitudes, the Institut de France, and the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Grégoire is the 6,467th most popular politician (down from 6,017th in 2019), the 1,860th most popular biography from France (down from 1,810th in 2019) and the 447th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henri Grégoire ranks 6,467 out of 19,576Before him are Jing Ke, Blanche of Anjou, Tulga, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Johannes Schober, and Alpha Oumar Konaré. After him are Zhuge Zhan, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Nell Arthur, Emperor Kazan, Gallus Anonymus, and Claude Françoise de Lorraine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1750, Henri Grégoire ranks 17Before him are Adam Afzelius, Murad Bey, Sheikh Mansur, Karl August von Hardenberg, Ami Argand, and Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider. After him are Lorenzo Mascheroni, Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa, René Louiche Desfontaines, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, Fabre d'Églantine, and Princess Louise of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1831, Henri Grégoire ranks 24Before him are Maria Szymanowska, Ignaz Pleyel, Vicente Guerrero, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, and Thomas Johann Seebeck. After him are Hans Karl von Diebitsch, Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Princess Louise of Denmark, Jean-Louis Pons, Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, and James Hoban.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri Grégoire ranks 1,860 out of 6,770Before him are Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy (1920), Valentin Haüy (1745), Jean Hyppolite (1907), Jean Borotra (1898), Claude Brasseur (1936), and Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915). After him are Louis de Beaufront (1855), Claude Françoise de Lorraine (1612), Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie (1718), Charles Paul de Kock (1793), Jean Picard (1620), and Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Henri Grégoire ranks 447Before him are Charles Dupuy (1851), Isabelle of France (1225), Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy (1213), Nicolas Catinat (1637), Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), and Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915). After him are Claude Françoise de Lorraine (1612), Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie (1718), Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933), Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1944), Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814), and Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (1753).