Title

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin was a French physician, politician, and freemason

Caption

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738 – 1814) French physician, politician, and freemason who proposed on 10 October 1789 the use of a device to carry out death penalties in France, as a less painful method of execution than existing methods. Although he did not invent the guillotine and opposed the death penalty, his name became an eponym for it

Date

18th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A01_349

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Keywords

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin French physician politician freemason device death penalties France execution guillotine death penalty 19th century

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