François-Xavier Audouin

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François-Xavier Audouin
Born18 April 1765
Died23 July 1837 (1837-07-24) (aged 72)
Occupation(s)clergyman, writer, politician

François-Xavier Audouin (18 April 1765 – 23 July 1837), commonly called Xavier Audouin,[1] was a French clergyman and politician during the French Revolution. He was a member of the Jacobin Club, [2] in which he frequently made speeches.[3] Before the Great Revolution, he was a parish priest in Limoges.[4]

Biography[edit]

Born in 1765 into an old bourgeois family in Limoges, [5] Xavier Audouin was the son of a master tanner.[6] He was a parish priest in Limoges before the outbreak of the French Revolution. [4] He took an active part during the Revolution, [7] and was secretary of the Paris Jacobins.[8]

On 15 January 1793, Audouin married Marie-Sylvie Pache,[4] the daughter of Jean-Nicolas Pache, and the witnesses at the wedding were Antoine Joseph Santerre and Jacques Hébert.[9]

Works[edit]

  • Inside the Prison. Chez Pougin. 1795.
  • Freedom of the Press. Chez l'auteur. 1796.
  • Maritime Commerce. Baudouin. 1800.
  • A History of the Progress of the Art of War. P. Didot. 1811.
  • Responsibilities of Ministers. Brissot-Thivars. 1819.

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