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Georges Couthon

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French politician and lawyer (1755-1794)

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Georges Auguste Couthon was a French politician and lawyer known for his service as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly during the French Revolution. Couthon was elected to the Committee of Public Safety on 30 May 1793.

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Couthon's wheelchair from c. 1780, Musée Carnavalet, ParisCouthon's wheelchair from c. 1780, Musée Carnavalet, ParisBOYER 607 - Georges CouthonBOYER 607 - Georges CouthonTriumvirate (left to right) of Saint-Just, Robespierre and CouthonTriumvirate (left to right) of Saint-Just, Robespierre and CouthonCouthon on his way to the guillotine on 28 July 1794, sketch by Vivant DenonCouthon on his way to the guillotine on 28 July 1794, sketch by Vivant DenonBust of Georges Couthon by David d'Angers (1844).Bust of Georges Couthon by David d'Angers (1844).

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Georges Auguste Couthon was a French politician and lawyer known for his service as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly during the French Revolution. Couthon was elected to the Committee of Public Safety on 30 May 1793. Along with his close associate Louis Antoine de Saint-Just and Maximilien Robespierre, he formed an unofficial triumvirate within the committee which wielded power during the Reign of Terror until the three were arrested and executed in 1794 during the Thermidorian Reaction. A Freemason, Couthon played an important role in the development of the Law of 22 Prairial, which was responsible for a sharp increase in the number of executions of accused counter-revolutionaries.

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France
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Politicians
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Politician
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Lived 1755 to 1794 · aged 38
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