Listed In: Political Activists
Birthdate: May 24, 1743
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boudry, Switzerland
Died: July 13, 1793
Jean-Paul Marat was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist renowned for his journalism and political activism throughout the French Revolution. He fervently supported the sans-culottes and promoted radical change through his writings in newspapers and pamphlets, notably in his publication L’Ami du peuple. Marat’s journalism was marked by its intense language and unyielding critique of the emerging leaders and structures of the revolution. Following his assassination, he became an enduring symbol and martyr, depicted in Jacques-Louis David’s painting The Death of Marat.
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