Edmund Burke vs Maximilien Robespierre
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Compare the life timelines of Edmund Burke (1729–1797) and Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1758 to 1794.
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Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
- — Born in Dublin, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Moved to London to study law at the Middle Temple Verified
- — Married Jane Nugent Verified
- — Published A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Verified
- — Elected to the House of Commons Verified
- — Delivered his speeches on American taxation and conciliation with the colonies Verified
- — Led the impeachment of Warren Hastings Verified
- — Published Reflections on the Revolution in France Verified
- — Died at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Verified
Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794)
- — Born in Arras, France Verified
- — Won a scholarship to the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris Verified
- — Established a legal practice in Arras Verified
- — Elected deputy to the Estates-General for the Third Estate of Artois Verified
- — Became a leading voice of the Jacobin Club Verified
- — Elected to the Committee of Public Safety Verified
- — Presided over the Festival of the Supreme Being in Paris Verified
- — Arrested during the Thermidorian Reaction Verified
- — Executed by guillotine at the Place de la Révolution Verified