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François-René-Auguste Mallarmé

French revolutionary
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Born:
Feb. 25, 1755, Nancy, Fr.
Died:
July 25, 1835, Richemont (aged 80)
Political Affiliation:
Montagnard

François-René-Auguste Mallarmé (born Feb. 25, 1755, Nancy, Fr.—died July 25, 1835, Richemont) was a French revolutionist, briefly president of the Convention in 1793. Mallarmé was brought up in his father’s profession as a lawyer and, during the Revolution, was elected by the department of Meurthe as deputy to the Legislative Assembly and the Convention, where he joined the radical Montagnards and voted for the death of Louis XVI. He was made president of the Convention on May 30, 1793, and by his weakness contributed to the fall of the Girondins; he was forced to give up the post on June ...(100 of 229 words)

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