Hébert

American

[ey-ber] / eɪˈbɛr /

noun

Jacques René Père Duchesne, 1755–94, French journalist and revolutionary leader.

Hébert British

/ ebɛr /

noun

Jacques René (ʒak rəne). 1755–94, French journalist and revolutionary: a leader of the sans-culottes during the French Revolution. He was guillotined under Robespierre

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Kimberly Hébert Gregory, who was best known as the brash principal in HBO’s “Vice Principals,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

Hébert was stripped of his chairmanship two years later in a revolt by younger committee members, but before his ouster, Mrs. Schroeder did her best to get under his skin.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

Its acceptability let him hang into Friday alongside the fellow shooters of 66: 31-year-old South African Dylan Frittelli, 34-year-old Frenchman Benjamin Hébert, 35-year-old major winner Webb Simpson and 30-year-old Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, whose impressive U.S.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

A pianist of famous elegance and restraint, Hersch is most often seen at the Vanguard with his longtime trio, featuring the bassist John Hébert and the drummer Eric McPherson.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2019

That month of October, 1793, with its new and unprecedented development of butchery, was a season of triumph to the party of Hébert.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

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