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Jacques René Hébert Biography and Timeline

Follow Jacques René Hébert through 6 dated historical records for France.

Jacques René Hébert, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1793–1794Years on this page

1793

Hebert welcomes assault on Girondin influence

Club militant · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Hébert's radical political world favored eliminating deputies accused of resisting Parisian popular demands. The episode concerned girondin purge strengthens radical sections and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.

Role range: 1793-1799

Hebert demands sterner emergency policy

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Hébertist agitation helped push the Convention toward stronger measures against suspected enemies and economic disorder. The episode concerned calls for revolutionary army and controls and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.

Role range: 1793-1799

Hebert promotes anti-clerical agitation

Radical journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Hébert's followers supported campaigns that sought to replace traditional Catholic rituals with revolutionary civic culture. The episode concerned dechristianization divides revolutionaries and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.

Role range: 1793-1799

Hebert becomes a target of rival radical press

Editor of Le Pere Duchesne · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Hébert's inflammatory newspaper supplied a focus for criticism by Desmoulins and the Indulgents. This aspect of desmoulins launches le vieux cordelier illustrates how press campaigns, popular sections and government decisions became connected.

Role range: 1793-1799

Hebert champions militant pressure from below

Radical journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Hébert's supporters encouraged the Cordeliers to demand harsh measures against those portrayed as enemies. The episode concerned cordeliers divide over pace of revolution and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.

Role range: 1793-1799

1794

Hebert arrested after failed insurrectionary agitation

Cordeliers radical · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Authorities accused Hébert and associates of plotting against revolutionary government, ending their bid for stronger club pressure. The episode concerned government moves against hebertists and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.

Role range: 1793-1799

Records, sources and methodology

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