About
Jacques-René Hébert, born on 15 November 1757 in Alençon and guillotined on 24 March 1794 in Paris, was a French journalist and politician. Founder and editor of the newspaper Le Père Duchesne from November 1790, he became famous under the pen name Père Duchesne, addressing the sans-culottes with crude and violent language. A member of the Cordeliers Club and elected to the Paris Commune after the insurrection of 10 August 1792, he was a key actor in the events of 2 June 1793 that led to the expulsion of the Girondins. He led the dechristianization campaign in autumn 1793, presiding over the Festival of Reason at Notre-Dame. Arrested on Robespierre's orders, he was executed in March 1794.
* 1757-11-15 — † 1794-03-24
Major works
- Le Père Duchesne (1790)newspaper
Key milestones
- 1792Elected to the Paris Commune after the insurrection of 10 August 1792, became assistant procurator-general.
- 1793Led the dechristianization campaign and presided over the Festival of Reason at Notre-Dame on 10 November.
- 1794Arrested on the night of 13–14 March on orders of the Committee of Public Safety, guillotined on 24 March.
Themes
French RevolutionPolitical radicalismPress and public opinionDechristianizationSans-culottes
Sources: britannica.com · parcoursrevolution.paris.fr