Jean Sylvain Bailly

Jean Sylvain Bailly
Portrait by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, 1789
Mayor of Paris
Preceded byJacques de Flesselles (Provost of the Merchants)
Succeeded byJérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
1st President of the National Constituent Assembly
In office
17 June 1789 – 3 July 1789
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJean Georges Lefranc de Pompignan
Deputy of the Estates-General
In office
5 May 1789 – 9 July 1789
ConstituencyParis
Personal details
Born(1736-09-15)15 September 1736
Paris, France
Died12 November 1793(1793-11-12) (aged 57)
Paris, France
Cause of deathGuillotined
Political partyPatriotic (1790–1791)
Residence(s)Paris (1736–1791)
Nancy (1791–1793)
Alma materAcademy of Sciences
French Academy
ProfessionAstronomer, mathematician, politician
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Jean Sylvain Bailly (French: [ʒɑ̃ silvɛ̃ baji]; 15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793[1]) was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason,[2][3] and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath, served as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, and was ultimately guillotined during the Reign of Terror.

  1. ^ Chisholm 1911.
  2. ^ Cara, Monique; Cara, Jean-Marc; Jode, Marc (2011). Dictionnaire universel de la Franc-Maçonnerie (in French). Larousse. ISBN 9782035861368.
  3. ^ Pierrat, Emmanuel; Kupferman, Laurent (2013). Le Paris des Francs-Maçons (in French). Le Cherche Midi. ISBN 9782749131429.