28-534: Gaspard may refer to: Gaspard (name) Gaspard (novel), 1915 French novel by René Benjamin which won the Prix Goncourt Gaspard and Lisa (TV series) , a British–American–French animated television series Gaspard the Fox, a real urban fox whose fictional story is told in a picture book by Zeb Soanes and James Mayhew Gaspard, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti ,
56-607: A Dragon Age: Inquisition game character Gaspard, a character and boss in Dark Cloud 2 See also [ edit ] Gaspard (disambiguation) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaspard_(name)&oldid=1238473534 " Categories : Given names French masculine given names Surnames French-language surnames Pierre Gaspard Chaumette Pierre Gaspard Anaxagore Chaumette ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɡaspaʁ anaksaɡɔʁ ʃomɛt] ; 24 May 1763 – 13 April 1794)
84-832: A former biathlete Gaspard Duchange (1662–1757), French engraver Gaspard Dughet (1613–1675), French painter Gaspard Fauteux (1898–1963), Canadian parliamentarian Gaspard Amédée Gardanne (1758–1807), French military general Gaspard Gourgaud (1783–1852), French military general Gaspard Goyrand (1803–1866), French surgeon and politician Gaspard de Gueidan (1688–1767), French aristocrat and lawyer Gaspard van der Heyden (c. 1496 – c. 1549), Dutch goldsmith, engraver, master printer and builder of astronomical instruments Gaspard Lemaire (1899–1979), Belgian swimmer Gaspard Thémistocle Lestiboudois (1797–1876), French naturalist Gaspard Louis , Haitian dancer and choreographer Gaspard Manesse (born 1975), French actor and musician Gaspard Marsy (1624/1625–1681), of
112-475: A relic of superstitious eras that did not reflect the intellectual achievements of the Age of Enlightenment . Indeed, for Chaumette, "church and counterrevolution were one and the same." Thus, he proceeded to pressure several priests and bishops into abjuring their positions. Chaumette organized a Festival of Reason on 10 November 1793, which boasted a Goddess of Reason , portrayed by an actress, on an elevated platform in
140-530: A report for the Committee of Public Safety , alleging Chaumette's involvement in an anti-government plot, revealed by Chabot , although Chabot had never named Chaumette himself. In the early spring of 1794, Chaumette increasingly became target of allegations that he was a counterrevolutionary. Hébert and his associates planned an armed uprising to overthrow Robespierre, but Chaumette, along with fellow sans-culotte leader François Hanriot , refused to take part. When
168-465: A strong opinion about the fate of Louis XVI after his fall. He was greatly outspoken in his demand for the king's blood. Chaumette's thesis was that as long as Louis XVI went unpunished prices would remain high, and shortages and the profiteering that created them, which he assumed to be the work of the royalists, would go unchecked. Chaumette was also a leading and vocal opponent of the Girondists . He
196-670: A valuable spokesperson of the Cordelier Club , and more importantly, the sans-culotte movement in the Paris sections . In August 1792, Chaumette became the Chief Procurator of the Commune of Paris ; as member of the Paris Commune during the insurrection of 10 August 1792 , he was delegated to visit the prisons, with full power to arrest suspects. On 31 October 1792, he was elected President of
224-563: A village in the Sud department of Haiti Gaspard de la nuit , piano suite (1908) by Maurice Ravel Pic Gaspard , a mountain in the French Alps Colonel Gaspard, the nom-de-guerre of French Resistance leader Émile Coulaudon (1907–1977) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gaspard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
252-465: The Hébertists were arrested on 4 March, Chaumette was originally spared, but on 13 March he too was arrested. The other Hébertists were executed with their leader Jacques Hébert on 24 March 1794, but Chaumette was held in prison until found guilty of taking part in the prison plot at Luxembourg Palace . He was sentenced to death on the morning of 13 April and guillotined that same afternoon. Also executed
280-557: The Notre Dame Cathedral . He was such a passionate opponent of Christianity that in December 1792, he even publicly changed his name from Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette to Anaxagoras Chaumette, explaining: "I was formerly called Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette because my god-father believed in the saints. Since the revolution I have taken the name of a saint who was hanged for his republican principles." It has been suggested that his criticism
308-612: The Center for American Progress (CAP) Pierre Gaspard (mountaineer) (1834–1915), French mountain climber and guide Pierre Gaspard (born 1959), Belgian physicist Shad Gaspard (1981–2020), American professional wrestler and actor Fictional characters [ edit ] Gaspard and Lisa , protagonists in a series of children's books by Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben A supporting character in Charles Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities Grand Duke Gaspard de Chalons,
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#1732885155376336-565: The Commune and was re-elected in the Municipal on 2 December of that same year. His conduct, oratorical talent, and the fact that his private life was considered beyond reproach, all made him influential, and he was elected president of the Commune , defending the municipality at the bar of the National Convention on 31 October 1792. Re-elected in the municipal elections of 2 December 1792, he
364-509: The Revolution in which the rule of the monarch was legitimized by the Divine right of kings . The review soon develops into a much broader affront towards religion, though. Chaumette calls all Christians "enemies of reason", and calls their ideas "ridiculous." He wonders "over whom to get more embarrassed; him who believes he can deceive humans in the eighteenth century with such farces or him who has
392-1303: The brothers Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy , French sculptor Gaspard Mermillod (1824–1892), Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop Gaspard Michaud (1795–1880), French malacologist Gaspard Théodore Mollien (1796–1872), French diplomat and explorer Gaspard Monge (1746–1818), French mathematician Gaspard Musabyimana (born 1955), Rwandan writer Gaspard Nemius (1587–1667), Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop Gaspard Pacaud (1859–1928), Canadian journalist and politician Gaspard de Prony (1755–1839), French mathematician and engineer Gaspard Rigaud (1661–1705), French painter and portraitist Gaspard Rinaldi (1909–1978), French cyclist Gaspard Robert (1722–1799), French ceramics manufacturer founder Gaspard Le Roux (c. 1670 – c. 1706), French harpsichordist Gaspard de Saulx (1509–1573), French military leader Gaspard Terrasson (1680–1752), French oratorian and priest Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (also known as Nadar; 1820–1910), French photographer known as (Félix) Nadar Gaspard Ulliel (1984–2022), French actor and model Gaspard Vieusseux (1746–1814), Swiss physician Surname [ edit ] Mitch Gaspard (born 1965), American college baseball coach Patrick Gaspard (born 1967), president of
420-630: The company of an English doctor, serving as his secretary. He then became surgeon at the Frères de la charité in Moulins . Chaumette studied medicine at the University of Paris in 1790, but gave up his career in medicine at the start of the Revolution. Chaumette began his political career as member of the Jacobin Club editing the progressive Revolutions de Paris journal from 1790. His oratory skills proved him
448-1474: The free dictionary. Gaspard is a Francophone male given name or family name, and may refer to: People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Gaspard II Schetz , Lord of Grobbendonk Gaspard Abeille (1648–1718), French poet Gaspard André (1840–1896), French architect Gaspard Augé (born 1979), one half of French electronic music duo Justice Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac (1581–1638), French mathematician Gaspard Bauhin (1560–1624), Swiss botanist Gaspard Laurent Bayle (1774–1816), French physician Gaspard Bobek (1593–1635), Croatian Roman Catholic prelate Gaspard Auguste Brullé (1809–1873), French entomologist Gaspard Jean-Baptiste Brunet (1734–1793), French military commander Gaspard Bureau (died 1469), French ballistics expert and inventor Gaspard de Chabrol (1773–1843), French politician and government official Gaspard Adolphe Chatin (1813–1901), French physician, mycologist and botanist Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (1763–1794), French Revolutionary leader Gaspard I de Coligny (1465/1470–1522), French noble and military leader Gaspard II de Coligny (1519–1572), French Huguenot leader Gaspard III de Coligny (1584–1646), French Huguenot military general Gaspard Corrette (c. 1671 – c. 1733), French composer and organist Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792–1843), French mathematician Gaspard Cuenot (born 1991), Swiss Nordic skier and
476-508: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaspard&oldid=1234329967 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gaspard (name) [REDACTED] Look up Gaspard in Wiktionary,
504-488: The riches of the earth" in order to redistribute wealth, and feed troops and the urban populations. However, he is much more known today for his role in the dechristianization movement . Chaumette was an ardent critic of Christianity, which he considered "ridiculous ideas" that "have been very helpful to [legitimize] despotism." His views were heavily influenced by atheist and materialist writers Paul d'Holbach , Denis Diderot and Jean Meslier . Chaumette saw religion as
532-584: The sections to join the Commune in petitioning the National Convention with radical demands. The next day, led by Chaumette and the mayor of Paris, Pache , crowds of citizens filled the Convention. Chaumette stood up on a table to declare that 'we now have open war between the rich and the poor' and urged the immediate mobilisation of the revolutionary army to go into the countryside, seize food supplies from hoarders and exact punishments on them. Robespierre
560-537: The uselessness of religion were frowned upon by deist Robespierre and most other "moderate" Montagnards and they ultimately led to his execution. In 1790 Chaumette reviewed the work of Louis Claude de Saint-Martin , a French Catholic philosopher wishing for a theocratic society in which the most devout people would commission and guide the rest of the population. The review provides a substantiated outline of Chaumette's philosophies. He criticizes Saint-Martin's ideal due to its similarity to France's feudal order before
588-419: The weakness to let himself be deceived." He moves on to criticize the very notion of free will as construct that authorizes Christianity to proscribe certain "unmoral" actions. His criticism is reminiscent of Friedrich Nietzsche who would denounce Christianity on many of the same grounds eighty years later. Just like Nietzsche, Chaumette emphasizes a greater reliance on our instincts and a greater embracing of
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#1732885155376616-582: Was a French politician of the Revolutionary period who served as the president of the Paris Commune and played a leading role in the establishment of the Reign of Terror . He a leader of the radical Hébertistes of the revolution, an ardent critic of Christianity who was one of the leaders of the dechristianization of France . His radical positions resulted in his alienation from Maximilien Robespierre , and he
644-519: Was also influenced by the Church's stance on homosexual relations. Chaumette's ultra-radical ideas on the economy, society and religion set him at odds with Maximilien Robespierre and the powerful circle around him. Soon, official opinion began to turn against Chaumette and the like-minded Hébertists . In September 1793, Robespierre made a speech denouncing dechristianisation as aristocratic and immoral. Fabre d'Églantine , himself under suspicion, produced
672-450: Was arrested and executed. Chaumette was born in Nevers , France, on 24 May 1763 into a family of shoemakers who wanted him to enter the Church. However, he did not have a vocation and instead sought his fortune as a cabin boy . After only reaching the rank of helmsman , he returned to Nevers to study his main interests, botany and science. He also studied surgery and made a long voyage in
700-460: Was his unlikely group of co-conspirators including Lucile Desmoulins , wife of the recently executed Camille Desmoulins , Françoise Hebert , wife of the recently executed Hébert, Gobel , former Bishop of Paris, Arthur Dillon and an assortment of other prisoners of various types. Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette's legacy mainly consists of his ultra-radical philosophies that were regarded as excessive even by his colleagues. Especially his convictions on
728-655: Was one of the instigators of the attacks of 31 May and of 2 June 1793 on the Girondists . Chaumette and Jacques Hébert acted as prosecutors on behalf of the Tribunal which tried the Girondists in October 1793. Chaumette made a leading contribution to establishing the Reign of Terror . In early September 1793 there was fear and unrest in Paris over prices, food shortages, war and fears of a royalist betrayal. On 4 September Hebert appealed to
756-532: Was presiding over the Convention's sessions that day, and Chaumette's demands, together with the shock of the recent betrayal of Toulon to the British, prompted the Convention to decree that 'Terror will be the order of the day'. Chaumette is considered one of the ultra-radical enragés of the French Revolution. He demanded the formation of a Revolutionary Army which was to "force avarice and greed to yield up
784-431: Was soon given the functions of procureur of the Commune, and contributed with success to the enrollments of volunteers in the army by his appeals to the population of Paris . Chaumette held strong anti-monarchy views. He led a deputation from the Commune and argued before the National Convention that failing to punish Louis XVI for his crimes was causing high prices and the fall of the assignat . Further, Chaumette held
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