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By: Amanda Pirrotta And Nina Cila. George-Jacques Danton. Basic information. AKA: Orator of the Streets. Born: October 26 th , 1759 Died: April 5 th , 1794 in Paris, France Born in Arcis-Sur-Aube, Champagne Activist Nationality: French. Characteristics. He has a strenterious voice
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By: Amanda Pirrotta And Nina Cila George-Jacques Danton
Basic information AKA: Orator of the Streets • Born: October 26th, 1759 • Died: April 5th, 1794 in Paris, France • Born in Arcis-Sur-Aube, Champagne • Activist • Nationality: French
Characteristics • He has a strenterious voice • Pragmatist • Very lazy • Smart • Sexual Orientation: straight
Views on the Reign of Terror He was 1st minister of justice He did not agree with the Reign of Terror. He did not think it needed to be used as much as it has been.
Physical Characteristics Fat White hair Blue/gray eyes Stumpy Male Ethnicity: white
He Predicted…. That Robespierre would go down, and follow him.– Soon after Robespierre was arrested and sent to the guillotine. "Robespierre will follow me; I drag down Robespierre."
Georges-Jacques Danton VS. Robespierre
Fight for leadership Robespierre Danton • Believes in the Guillotine • Ascetic, cold, severe, cautious, and uncompromising • Luxurious, reckless, generous
Girondins Danton Did not like the Girondins. He was in between the Girondins and the Jacobins. When they started to split he was more towards the Jacobins.
Relation to the French rev. He was involved in the destruction of the Bastille on July 14th, 1789 He was elected the 1st deputy prosecutor of the Paris Commune “Key figure in French Revolution”
Work Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Danton http://www.astrotheme.fr/en/portraits/84qS5DHNBUZ3.htm http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1108509 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Danton http://www.bookrags.com/biography/georges-jacques-danton/