Jean-Paul Marat
A journalist, editor of The People’s Friend
Born in a Prussian region of modern-day Switzerland, Jean-Paul Marat was a successful doctor and scientific writer, also publishing political and philosophical works. In 1788, he abandoned his medical and scientific career to become a radical journalist. A defender of the militant sans-culottes, Jean-Paul Marat plays a major role in the Revolution. In his paper, The People’s Friend, Marat excoriates moderates and conservatives and calls for the extermination of counter-revolutionaries. Marat takes an interest in fellow journalist Camille Desmoulins.
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