Jean-Marie Collot d’Herbois

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Collot d'Herbois, engraving by C. Minatelli, 18th century

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Jean-Marie Collot d’Herbois: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Jun 15, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 22, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: Archontology.org - Biography of Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 17, 2014
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Jean Marie Collot d'Herbois.	Darshana Das	Nov 24, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998