François-Noël Babeuf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François-Noël Babeuf

French political agitator and journalist

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1760

Place of Birth: Saint-Quentin, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 27-May-1797

Profession: writer, politician, archivist, journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

François-Noël Babeuf (French: [f??~swa n??l babœf]; 23 November 1760 – 27 May 1797), known as Gracchus Babeuf, was a French political agitator and journalist of the French Revolutionary period.
His newspaper, Le tribun du peuple ("the tribune of the people"), was best known for its advocacy for the poor and calling for a popular revolt against the Directory, the government of France.
He was a leading advocate for democracy and the abolition of private property.
He angered the authorities who were clamping down hard on their radical enemies.
In spite of the efforts of his Jacobin friends to save him, Babeuf was executed for his role in the Conspiracy of the Equals. The "Gracchus" nickname likened him to the ancient Roman tribunes of the people.
Although the words "anarchist" and "communist" did not exist in Babeuf's lifetime, they have both been used by later scholars to describe his ideas.
The word "communism" was first used in English by Goodwyn Barmby in a conversation with those he described as the "disciples of Babeuf".
He has been called "The First Revolutionary Communist."

François Bonneville (fl. 1791 – 1814)
Alternative names	Francois Bonneville
Description	French engraver, publisher, painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	21 February 1755	3 July 1844
Location of birth/death	Bacqueville-en-Caux	former 10th arrondissement of Paris
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q15407081 VIAF: 164328164 ISNI: 0000 0001 1833 8446 ULAN: 500008924 SUDOC: 067723616 BNF: 149545239