Died 1836-06-20.
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Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, usually known as the Abbé Sieyès, was a French Catholic priest, abbé, and political writer who was a leading political theorist of the French Revolution (1789–1799). He also held offices in the governments of the French Consulate (1799–1804) and the First French Empire (1804–1815).
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culture · French Roman Catholic abbé and political writer (1748–1836) · politician · diplomat · sociologist · writer · political theorist · non-fiction writer · Latin Catholic priest · essayist · cleric · revolutionary · also Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, comte Sieyès Emmanuel Joseph, Emmanuel Joseph, comte Sieyès, Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes, comte Sieyes Emmanuel Joseph
Born 3 May 1748 · Died 20 June 1836 · Q294344
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1836· 2 entries
“A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.”
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1816· 1 entry
After the Second Restoration, Sieyès was expelled from the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences by Louis XVIII
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1815· 2 entries
Sieyès was named to the Chamber of Peers
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Sieyès was expelled for his role in the execution of King Louis XVI, and was replaced by the Marquis of Lally-Tollendal, who was named to the Academy by a royal decree
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1803· 2 entries
Career landmark: seat 31 of the Académie française (1803–1816).
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Was elected in the second class, replacing, in chair 31, Jean Sylvain Bailly, who had been guillotined on 12 November 1793 during the Reign of Terror
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1799· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1799–1800).
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1797· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1797–1797).
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1795· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the National Convention (1795–1795).
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1792· 1 entry
Career landmark: member (1792–1795).
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1789· 1 entry
Career landmark: member (1789–1798).
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1748· 1 entry
Born 1748-05-03.
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