Camille Desmoulins
(March 2, 1760 – April 5, 1794)

Camille Desmoulins was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French revolution. He was born at Guise, Aisne in Picardy. His father through the efforts of a friend was able to obtain a scholarship for Camille at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris.Robespierre also attended at the same time. Failure in a attempt at a career in law steered Desmoulins towards writing and his interest in public affairs led him to a career in politics. In March of 1789 he was nominated deputy from the bailliage of Guise.The event which brought fame to Desmoulins was the sudden dismisal of Necker by Louis XVI.
In November 1789, he began a career as a journalist with the first number of a weekly publication Histoire des Révolutions de France et de Brabant, which ceased at the end of July 1791. The publication was extremely popular from its first to its last number - Camille became famous and no longer had to live......

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Title: French Revolution Journalists
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