Committee of Public Instruction

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The Committee of Public Instruction was a Revolutionary-era French governmental body responsible for overseeing education, arts, and cultural policy during the French Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Revolutionary institution
governmental body
appliesToJurisdiction French First Republic
country France
dissolvedIn late 1790s
hasMember Bertrand Barère
Marquis de Condorcet
surface form: Condorcet

François de Neufchâteau
Georges Couthon
Gilbert Romme NERFINISHED
Jacques-Louis David
Jean Debry
Jean-Baptiste Billaud-Varenne
Jean-Baptiste Le Bas
Jean-Baptiste Mailhe
Jean-François Delacroix
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
Joseph Lakanal
Lazare Carnot
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Louis-Michel Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
Maximilien Robespierre
Pierre-Claude-François Daunou
surface form: Pierre Daunou

Pierre-Louis Roederer
hasRole censorship and approval of educational materials
control of libraries and museums
creation of a unified national education system
development of revolutionary educational reforms
management of confiscated cultural property
organization of national festivals and civic ceremonies
oversight of arts
oversight of cultural policy
oversight of public education
oversight of scientific institutions
promotion of republican civic education
promotion of revolutionary culture
reform of curricula
regulation of artistic institutions
secularization of education
supervision of schools and universities
support of artists and intellectuals aligned with the Revolution
suppression of religious influence in education
inception 1790s
languageOfWorkOrName French
legislativeBody National Convention
location Paris
partOf National Convention
replacedBy Ministry of National Education of France
surface form: Ministry of Public Instruction of France
timePeriod French Revolution

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French National Convention created Committee of Public Instruction