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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

1767 - 1794

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Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ʒyst]; 25 August 1767 – 28 July 1794), sometimes nicknamed the Archangel of Terror, was a French revolutionary, political philosopher, member and president of the French National Convention, a Jacobin club leader, and a major figure of the French Revolution. The youngest person elected to the National Convention, he was a member of the Mountain faction and a steadfast supporter and close friend of Robespierre. He was swept away in Robespierre's downfall on 9 Thermidor, Year II. Renowned for his eloquence, he stood out for his uncompromising nature and inflexibility of his principles advocating equality and virtue, as well as for the effectiveness of his missions during which he rectified the situation of the Army of the Rhine and contributed to the victory of the republican armies at Fleurus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Antoine de Saint-Just is the 1,200th most popular politician (down from 718th in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from France (down from 289th in 2019) and the 101st most popular French Politician.

Saint-Just is most famous for his role in the French Revolution. He was a member of the Committee of Public Safety and advocated for the execution of the king.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ranks 1,200 out of 19,576. Before him are Warren G. Harding, Hyder Ali, Gratian, Zubayr ibn al-Awam, Franklin Pierce, and Pietro Badoglio. After him are Louis IV of France, Frederick North, Lord North, Constantine V, Wang Mang, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Mindaugas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1767, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ranks 5. Before him are Andrew Jackson, Joachim Murat, Wilhelm von Humboldt, and John Quincy Adams. After him are John VI of Portugal, Jean-Baptiste Say, Benjamin Constant, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Maria Theresa of Austria, August Wilhelm Schlegel, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. Among people deceased in 1794, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ranks 5. Before him are Maximilien Robespierre, Antoine Lavoisier, Georges Danton, and Marquis de Condorcet. After him are Cesare Beccaria, Edward Gibbon, Camille Desmoulins, Élisabeth of France, Georg Forster, Alexandre de Beauharnais, and André Chénier.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ranks 399 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Messier (1730), Jean Buridan (1295), Maurice Leblanc (1864), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Raymond Kopa (1931), and Odilon Redon (1840). After him are Louis IV of France (920), Gustave Moreau (1826), Jules Rimet (1873), Albert Fert (1938), Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834), and Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ranks 101. Before him are Napoléon Louis Bonaparte (1804), Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748), Matilda of Boulogne (1103), Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662), and Dagobert I (611). After him are Louis IV of France (920), Patrice de MacMahon (1808), James I of Aragon (1208), Jérôme Bonaparte (1784), Pierre Laval (1883), and Antoine of Navarre (1518).

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