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Jean-Paul Marat (UK: ⫽ ˈ m æ r ɑː ⫽, US: ⫽ m ə ˈ r ɑː ⫽, French: [ʒɑ̃pɔl maʁa]; born Mara; 24 May 1743 – 13 July 1793) was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist.
May 20, 2024 · Jean-Paul Marat (born May 24, 1743, Boudry, near Neuchâtel, Switzerland—died July 13, 1793, Paris, France) was a French politician, physician, and journalist, a leader of the radical Montagnard faction during the French Revolution. He was assassinated in his bath by Charlotte Corday, a young Girondin conservative.
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Oct 22, 2022 · Learn about the life, death and legacy of Jean-Paul Marat, a controversial figure of the French Revolution. Discover how he was killed by Charlotte Corday, a young woman who opposed his violent rhetoric and actions.
Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793) was a physician turned radical journalist. Marat has become one of the French Revolution's most identifiable figures, as much for his untimely death as his political contributions he made in life.
Jean-Paul Marat, (born, May 24, 1743, Boudry, near Neuchâtel, Switz.—died July 13, 1793, Paris, France), French politician and a leader of the radical Montagnard faction in the French Revolution. He was a well-known doctor in London in the 1770s.
The Death of Marat, oil painting (1793) by French artist Jacques-Louis David depicting the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, a radical activist of the French Revolution, by Charlotte Corday, a supporter of the opposing political party. With The Death of Marat, David transformed traditional history.
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Jean-Paul Marat ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃pɔl maʁa]; born Mara; May 24, 1743 – July 13, 1793) was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist. A journalist and politician during the French Revolution, he was a vigorous defender of the sans-culottes, a radical voice who published his views in pamphlets, placards and newspapers.