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Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Anacharsis Cloots
Born June 24, 1755 • near Kleve • Germany
Died March 24, 1794 (aged 38) • Paris • France
Title / Office National Convention (1792-1794)
Political Affiliation Jacobin Club
Role In French Revolution

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Jean-Baptiste Cloots, portrait miniature by Edme Quenedey.
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