Jean-Paul Marat

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Jean-Paul Marat was a radical French revolutionary leader, journalist, and politician known for his fiery writings in L'Ami du peuple and his role in inciting popular violence during the French Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French revolutionary
human
journalist
pamphleteer
physician
politician
radical democrat
birthDate 1743-05-24
birthPlace Boudry
Prince-Bishopric of Basel
modern Switzerland
causeOfDeath assassination
stabbing
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1793-07-13
deathPlace France
Paris
era 18th century
Age of Revolution
ethnicOrigin French
familyName Marat
fieldOfWork medicine
political journalism
revolutionary politics
fullName Jean-Paul Marat
gender male
givenName Jean-Paul
hasDepiction The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David
killedBy Charlotte Corday
knownFor editing L'Ami du peuple
inciting popular violence during the French Revolution
radical revolutionary journalism
languageOfWorkOrName French
mannerOfDeath homicide
memberOf Jacobin Club
National Convention
movement French Revolution
notableWork Journal de la République française
L'Ami du Peuple, ou le Publiciste parisien
L'Ami du peuple
occupation journalist
physician
politician
writer
politicalAlignment Montagnard
radical
positionHeld Deputy to the National Convention
religion deist
residence Paris


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