Jean-Paul Marat
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- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Media, Journalism, Journalists, French Revolution, Reign of Terror
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: As a revolutionary journalist and a deputy to the National Convention, Marat was notorious for his support of popular violence and his advocacy of dictatorship.
Early Life
Jean-Paul Marat was born into a Swiss Calvinist family of modest circumstances. Following a home education by his parents, Marat, at the age of sixteen, went to France to study medicine. Settling in London, he obtained a medical degree and established a fairly successful practice. Returning to France in 1777, he served as personal physician to wealthy clients until...
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