François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist and activist (died 1797)

François-Noël Babeuf

French political agitator and journalist of the French Revolutionary period

François-Noël Babeuf, also known as Gracchus Babeuf, was a French proto-communist, revolutionary, and journalist of the French Revolutionary period. His newspaper Le tribun du peuple was best known for its advocacy for the poor and calling for a popular revolt against the…