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  Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vergniaud delivered one of the great speeches of his life, depicting the misfortunes of the peasantry in language of such combined dignity, pathos and power that his fame as an orator spread far and wide.
Vergniaud was chosen a representative of the Gironde to the Legislative Assembly in August 1791, and he proceeded to Paris.
On the 13th Vergniaud boldly exposed the conspiracy in the Convention.
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 PIERRE VICTURNIEN VERGNIAUD - LoveToKnow Article on PIERRE VICTURNIEN VERGNIAUD
It is impossible to read the speeches of Vergniaud without being convinced of the solidity of his education, and in particular of the wide range of his knowledge of the classics, and of his acquaintancefamiliar and sympatheticwith ancient philosophy and history.
Vergniaud was chosen a representative of the Gironde to the National Legislative Assembly in August 1791, and he forthwith proceeded to Paris.
On the I3th Vergniaud boldly exposed the conspiracy in the Convention.
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AllRefer.com - Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (French History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud[pyer vEktUrnyaN´ vernyO´] Pronunciation Key, 1753–93, French revolutionary.
A brilliant lawyer, he gained attention (1790) when defending peasants who had burned a castle.
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 Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
He fell with the Girondists and was guillotined.
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