Jacques Roux | |
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| Born | 21 August 1752 |
| Died | 10 February 1794 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupation(s) | Priest, revolutionary |
| Known for | Radical revolutionary leader |
| Movement | Enragés |
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Jacques Roux (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʁu]; 21 August 1752 – 10 February 1794) was a radical Roman Catholic Red priest who took an active role in politics during the French Revolution.[1] 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.[1] He became a leader of a popular far-left.[2]
- ^ a b "Jacques Roux". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Levy, Darline (August 1, 1981). Women in Revolutionary Paris 1789-1795. University of Illinois Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780252008559. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2015 – via Google Books.