Execution
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed the Guillotin as a "humane" method of execution to the Constituent Assembly.
Role range: 1789-1792
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin Biography and Timeline
Follow Joseph-Ignace Guillotin through 3 dated historical records for France.
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, historical timeline
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1790
Execution
Proposes the Guillotin as a "humane" method of execution to the Constituent Assembly
Role range: 1789-1792
Invention of Guillotin
Proposes the Guillotin as a "humane" method of execution to the Constituent Assembly
Role range: 1789-1792
Records, sources and methodology
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