Maximilien Robespierre, the French lived here (now Rue Maximilien Robespierre), in Arras, France between 1787 & 1789.

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Maximilien Robespierre was a French lawyer, politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution. "The famous French Revolutionary and dictator, Maximilien de Robespierre, also nicknamed “the incorruptible” was born in Arras on 6 May 1758. Built in 1730, his house sheltered him from 1787 to 1789 when he was a lawyer in Arras. Robespierre was guillotined in Paris on 28 July 1794 during the French Revolution (1789-1799)." Plaque on house says "Maximilien Robespierre habite cette maison de 1787 a 1789. Hommage de la societe des etudes robespierristes et du comite du monument de robespierre" Google translates to " Maximilien Robespierre lived in this house in 1787 was 1789. Tribute to society studies Robespierre and the committee's monument robespierre".

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Location: Rue Maximilien Robespierre, Arras, France
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