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Jean Sylvain Bailly
Jean Sylvain Bailly was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath, served as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, and was ultimately guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
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science · French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader (1736–1793) · astronomer · politician · mathematician · writer · mayor · also Jean Sylvain Bailly, Bailly
Born 15 September 1736 · Died 12 November 1793 · Q1685301
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2014· 1 entry
video.lefigaro: Jean-Marc Daniel – Jean Sylvain Bailly, le premier maire de Paris –
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2013· 1 entry
“the Brahmans are the teachers of Pythagoras, the instructors of Greece and through her of the whole of Europe”
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1793· 2 entries
Died 1793-11-12.
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“Even before Jones's announcement, Bailly stated that "the Brahmans are the teachers of Pythagoras, the instructors of Greece and through her of the whole of Europe" (51).”
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1789· 1 entry
Career landmark: mayor of Paris (1789–1791).
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1783· 1 entry
Career landmark: seat 31 of the Académie française (1783–1790).
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1736· 1 entry
Born 1736-09-15.
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