Jean-Sylvain Bailly

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French Revolution figure astronomer human mayor politician revolutionary

Jean-Sylvain Bailly was a French astronomer and revolutionary statesman who became the first mayor of Paris and a prominent leader during the early stages of the French Revolution.

Aliases (1)

Jean Sylvain Bailly ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French Revolution figure → astronomer → human → mayor → politician → revolutionary →
birthDate	1736-09-15 →
birthPlace	Paris →
causeOfDeath	execution by guillotine →
collaboratedWith	Nicolas de Lacaille → Pierre-Charles Le Monnier →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
deathDate	1793-11-12 →
deathPlace	Paris →
electedTo	Académie des sciences → Académie française →
era	18th century →
executedDuring	French Revolution →
familyName	Bailly →
fieldOfWork	astronomy → history of astronomy →
gender	male →
givenName	Jean-Sylvain →
honoredIn	name of lunar crater Bailly →
knownFor	being the first mayor of Paris → presiding over the Tennis Court Oath → role in the early French Revolution →
language	French →
mannerOfDeath	execution →
memberOf	Académie des sciences → Académie française →
name	Jean-Sylvain Bailly →
nationality	French →
notableWork	Histoire de l’astronomie ancienne → Histoire de l’astronomie indienne et orientale → Histoire de l’astronomie moderne →
occupation	astronomer → politician → writer →
participatedIn	Estates-General of 1789 → French Revolution →
positionHeld	deputy to the Estates-General of 1789 → mayor of Paris → president of the National Assembly →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Paris →
spouse	Catherine de Kéralio →
studied	comets →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) →	depictsFigure
Feuillants ("Jean Sylvain Bailly") →	hadMember
Jean-Sylvain Bailly →	name
National Constituent Assembly →	notableMember