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Jean Sylvain Bailly

French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader (1736-1793)

Key facts

Preceded by: Jacques de Flesselles ( Provost of the Merchants )
Succeeded by: Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
Constituency: Paris
Born: ( 1736-09-15 ) 15 September 1736, Paris, France
Died: 12 November 1793 (1793-11-12) (aged 57), Paris, France
Cause of death: Guillotined
Party: Patriotic (1790–1791)
Alma mater: Academy of Sciences French Academy
Occupation: Astronomer mathematician politician

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jean
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Paris
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: mayor
Position held: mayor of Paris
Educated at: French Academy of Sciences
Political party: Feuillant
Languages spoken: French
Participant in: French Revolution
Field of work: French Revolution
Image: Jean Sylvain Bailly, Maire de Paris.png
Work location: Paris
Residence: Paris

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cause of death: decapitation
Commons category: Jean Sylvain Bailly
date of birth: 1736-01-01
date of death: 1793-01-01
member of: Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL
place of detention: La Force Prison
writing language: French
manner of death: capital punishment
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
P8168: Pelargonium

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Jean Sylvain Bailly, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Compendio di astronomia, o sia esposizione della natura e dei movimenti dei corpi celesti ...

Lettres sur l'origine des sciences et sur celle des peuples de l'Asie adressées à m. de Voltaire

Lettres sur l'Atlantide de Platon et sur l'ancienne histoire de l'Asie pour servir de suite aux Lettres sur l'origine des sciences adressés à m. de Voltaire

Des Bailly Aufsehers on the Royal Picture Hall as well as the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris and the Bologna Institute Members of the History of the Constellation of Antiquity until the establishment of the School in Alexandria. 2

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Encyclopedic overview

Jean Sylvain Bailly ( French: [ʒɑ̃ silvɛ̃ baji]; 15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, 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.

Scientific career

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