Fouquier-Tinville

American

[foo-kyey-tan-veel] / fu kyeɪ tɛ̃ˈvil /

noun

Antoine Quentin 1747?–95, French revolutionist: prosecutor during the Reign of Terror.

Fouquier-Tinville British

/ fukjetɛ̃vil /

noun

Antoine Quentin (ɑ̃twan kɑ̃tɛ̃). 1746–95, French revolutionary; as public prosecutor (1793–94) during the Reign of Terror, he sanctioned the guillotining of Desmoulins, Danton, and Robespierre

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Weigh all this, and say whether Fouquier-Tinville did anything worse.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de

In condemning Fouquier-Tinville, the Convention condemned its own frightful system of government.

From The Psychology of Revolution by Le Bon, Gustave

He flew to the Committee of Public Safety, angrily reproached them for permitting the prosecution, summoned Fouquier-Tinville, and peremptorily ordered him to let the matter drop.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John

The Queen, who had been treated with increased severity since the execution of the King, supported the attacks of the pitiless public prosecutor, Fouquier-Tinville, with firmness and dignity.

From The French Revolution A Short History by Johnston, R. M. (Robert Matteson)

Fouquier-Tinville had a very inferior mind, which the Revolution brought to the top.

From The Psychology of Revolution by Le Bon, Gustave

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