Maximilien de Robespierre
Maximilien de Robespierre, (1758-94). French revolutionary and Jacobin leader, known as ‘the Incorruptible’. A lawyer, he became a leader of the radical Jacobin party after the French Revolution. During the Reign of Terror (1793-94) he was the leading figure on the Committee of Public Safety, which condemned those considered to be enemies of the Revolution to the guillotine. These included his rival, Danton. How-ever, following accusations of dictatorial behaviour, Robespierre was himself tried and guillotined.
