Jacques Roux
Jacques Roux | |
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 1795 depiction of Roux | |
| Born | 21 August 1752 |
| Died | 10 February 1794 (aged 41) |
Cause of death | Suicide by stabbing |
| Occupations | Catholic priest, revolutionary |
| Known for | Radical revolutionary leader |
| Movement | Enragés |
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Jacques Roux (French: [ʒak ʁu]; 21 August 1752 – 10 February 1794) was a French Catholic Red priest and revolutionary who took an active role in politics during the French Revolution. A major figure in radicalism, he skillfully expounded the ideals of popular democracy and classless society to crowds of Parisian sans-culottes, working class wage earners and shopkeepers, radicalizing them into a revolutionary force. He became a major leader of the far-left.