Babeuf

[ ba-bœf ]

/ baˈbœf /

Fran·çois No·ël

[frahn-swa noh-el] /frɑ̃ˈswa noʊˈɛl/, Gracchus Babeuf,1760–97, French revolutionary.

Origin of Babeuf

First recorded in 1840–50

Buonarotti, formerly Babeuf's accomplice, preached Communism.

George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings |Rene Doumic
Because I am "by nature" a man I have an equal right to the enjoyment of all goods, says Babeuf.

The Ego and His Own |Max Stirner
Babeuf and Darthe, the principal leaders were secured and executed, which completely crushed the Jacobin power.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell
The defect in principle of the Constitution was the origin of Babeuf's conspiracy.

The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. |Thomas Paine

The trial of Babeuf and the others, begun at Vendme on the 20th of February 1797, lasted two months.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various

Babeuf

/ (French babœf) /

François Noël (frɑ̃swa nɔɛl) 1760–97, French political agitator: plotted unsuccessfully to destroy the Directory and establish a communistic system