Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
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Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai was a French lawyer, revolutionary politician, and prominent member of the French Directory who played a key role in shaping legal and political reforms during the French Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Merlin de Douai ⓘ |
| authored | legal commentaries on French revolutionary legislation ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1754-10-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Douai ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1838-12-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Douai ⓘ |
| familyName | Merlin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
legislative reform ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Philippe-Antoine ⓘ |
| movement | French Revolution ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on French civil and criminal law reforms
ⓘ
participation in the French Directory government ⓘ role in drafting revolutionary legislation ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | French Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Jacobin Club
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobin
Montagnards ⓘ
surface form:
Montagnard
|
| positionHeld |
Minister of Justice of France
ⓘ
Minister of the Interior of France ⓘ deputy to the Council of Five Hundred ⓘ deputy to the National Convention ⓘ member of the French Directory ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Douai ⓘ |
| returnedTo |
Restoration France
ⓘ
surface form:
France after the Bourbon Restoration
|
| supported |
abolition of feudal privileges
ⓘ
republican form of government ⓘ |
| wasExiledTo |
Belgium
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf |
Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
Conseil des Cinq-Cents ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
French Directory ⓘ National Convention ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai Description of subject: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai was a French lawyer, revolutionary politician, and prominent member of the French Directory who played a key role in shaping legal and political reforms during the French Revolution.
Referenced by (5)
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subject surface form:
French Directory