Georges Couthon

Georges Auguste Couthon (Known as "Georges Couthon")

Jacobin Revolutionary Leader, Triumvirate of the Terror with Robespierre and Saint-Just

Born Dec 22, 1755

Orcet (Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne), France

Passed Away Jul 28, 1794 Paris (Place de la Révolution), French Republic

Lifespan 38 years old

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"A true republican loves the people and fears neither death nor the hatred of tyrants."

Archival Overview

Auvergne lawyer and Jacobin statesman who formed the ruling Triumvirate of the Committee of Public Safety alongside Maximilien Robespierre and Saint-Just, governing revolutionary France from a mechanical wheelchair.

Biographical Record

Paralyzed in both legs due to meningitis or childhood illness, Couthon practiced law in Clermont-Ferrand, earning renown for defending the poor for free. Elected to the Legislative Assembly and National Convention, he joined the Mountain, becoming Robespierre's most loyal strategist.

Despite severe physical disability, Couthon traveled to the siege of rebellious Lyon in 1793, commanding republican forces while riding his hand-cranked mechanical wheelchair. He drafted the infamous Law of 22 Prairial accelerating Revolutionary Tribunal executions, and died on the scaffold at 9 Thermidor.

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Final Resting Place

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Errancis Cemetery
Paris, France

                         GPS: 48.8339, 2.3325                    

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