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The Calendar That Accused Its Creator
A man bursts into Robespierre's bedroom with evidence of fraud against the poet who renamed the months of the French Revolution. What would you do?
The Calendar That Accused Its Creator
This episode explores the life of Fabre d'Églantine, a playwright and politician who created the French Republican Calendar. It delves into the paradox of a man capable of such idealism while simultaneously facing accusations of corruption.
Person: Fabre d'Églantine
Date: November 14, 1793
Location: Paris, France
Event: Accusation of fraud
Prize: Silver eglantine
- Philippe Fabre, born in Carcassonne in 1750…
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