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(däN-tôN′), Georges Jacques 1759-1794. French Revolutionary leader and Jacobin who built a strong following among the popular classes of Paris. He supported the execution of Louis XVI (1793) but was guillotined the following year for his opposition to the Reign of Terror.
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Danton
(ˈdæntən; French dɑ̃tɔ̃)n
(Biography) Georges Jacques (ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk). 1759–94, French revolutionary leader: a founder member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793) and minister of justice (1792–94). He was overthrown by Robespierre and guillotined
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Dan•ton
(dɑ̃ˈtɔ̃)n.
Georges Jacques, 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
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