astronomer
Jean Sylvain Bailly.
French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader (1736-1793)
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About Jean Sylvain Bailly
Jean Sylvain Bailly (; 15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath, served as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, and was ultimately guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
Everything about Jean Sylvain Bailly →- Occupation
- astronomer, politician, mathematician, writer
- Position held
- member of the French National Assembly, mayor of Paris, Member of the Académie française
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- September 15, 1736, 1736
- Died
- November 12, 1793, 1793