Jacques Roux
French priest and revolutionary (1752–1794) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacques Roux (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʁu], 21 August 1752 – 10 February 1794) was a radical Roman Catholic Red priest who took an active role in politics during the French Revolution.[1] He skillfully expounded the ideals of popular democracy and classless society to crowds of Parisian sans-culottes, working class wage earners and shopkeepers, radicalizing them into a revolutionary force.[1] He became a leader of a popular far-left.[2]