Jacques Roux
French priest and revolutionary (1752-1794) · France · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 41
Jacques Roux was a French Catholic Red priest and revolutionary who took an active role in politics during the French Revolution.
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About this person
A major figure in radicalism, he skillfully expounded the ideals of popular democracy and classless society to crowds of Parisian sans-culottes, working class wage earners and shopkeepers, radicalizing them into a revolutionary force. He became a major leader of the far-left.
Country
France
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1752 to 1794 · aged 41
