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François-Noël Babeuf
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French political agitator and journalist (1760-1797)
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François-Noël Babeuf, also known as Gracchus Babeuf, was a French writer, archivist, politician, and journalist. Born in Saint-Quentin in 1760, he worked in the field of philosophy and wrote in French. His notable works include *Le Tribun du peuple*, *Oeuvres*, *Du systême de dépopulation*, and *Copie des pièces saisies dans le local que Babeuf occupait lors de son arrestation*. He was an atheist and a member of the Conspiracy of the Equals.
Babeuf participated in the Conspiracy of the Equals, which was also his political party affiliation. He died in Vendôme in 1797 by decapitation as a result of capital punishment. His writings are preserved at the International Institute of Social History. He is described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition*.
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- Born
- 1760
- Died
- 1797
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Le Tribun du peuple
- Oeuvres
- Du systême de dépopulation
- Copie des pièces saisies dans le local que Babeuf occupait lors de son arrestation
- Du systême de dépopulation, ou La vie et les crimes de Carrier
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Quentin
- Place of death
- Vendôme
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Conspiracy of the Equals
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Participant in
- Conspiracy of the Equals
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- François-Noël Babeuf.jpg
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- François-Noël Babeuf
- date of birth
- 1760-01-01
- date of death
- 1797-01-01
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- François-Noël Babeuf
- name in native language
- Gracchus Babeauf
- cause of death
- decapitation
- archives at
- International Institute of Social History
- writing language
- French
- P12749
- Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio
- manner of death
- capital punishment
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Encyclopedic overview
François-Noël Babeuf ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa nɔɛl babœf]; 23 November 1760 – 27 May 1797), also known as Gracchus Babeuf, was a French proto-communist, revolutionary, and journalist of the French Revolutionary period. His newspaper Le Tribun du Peuple (The Tribune of the People) was best known for its advocacy for the poor and calling for a popular revolt against the Directory, the government of France. He was a leading advocate for democracy and the abolition of private property. He made his own variant of Jacobinism (Robespierrism) which is called Neo-Jacobinism. Besides the influence of Robespierrism on his thought, due to his proto-communism, his political views were more aligned with the ideology of the Enragés. He angered the authorities who were clamping down hard on their radical enemies. In spite of the efforts of his Jacobin friends to save him, Babeuf was executed for his lead role in the Conspiracy of the Equals.
The nickname "Gracchus" likened him to the Gracchi brothers, who served as tribunes of the people in ancient Rome. Although the terms anarchist, communist and socialist were not largely used in Babeuf's lifetime, they have all been used by later scholars to describe his ideas. Communism was first used in English by John Goodwyn Barmby in a conversation with those he described as the "disciples of Babeuf". He has been called "The First Revolutionary Communist."
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