Jean-Paul Marat
Full Name: Jean-Paul Marat
Nationality:
Profession: Revolutionary and Journalist
Why Famous: One of the most revolutionary voices of the French Revolution, Marat published the Friend of the People periodical in which he vigorously defended the 'Sans-culottes' or lower class people in France.
Marat was murdered by Charlotte Corday while taking a medicinal bath, as shown in the famous Jacques-Louis David painting, The Death of Marat.
Born: May 24, 1743
Birthplace: Boudry, Prussia
Star Sign: Gemini
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