Camille Desmoulins
Lucie Simplice Camille Benoît Desmoulins (2 March 1760 – 5 April 1794) was a journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. He was a childhood friend of Maximilien Robespierre and a close friend and political ally of Georges Danton, who were influential figures in the French Revolution. Danton was his ally and, in the end, the Committee of Public Safety sentenced both of these men to death.
Read more about Camille Desmoulins: Early Life, July 1789, Journalism, Political Career and Downfall, Trial and Execution, Family, In Popular Culture
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