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Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, and politician, 1st Mayor of Paris (died 1793)

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Jean Sylvain Bailly

French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader (1736–1793)

Jean Sylvain Bailly was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath, served as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, and was ultimately guillotined during the Reign of…
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Mayor of Paris

Head of the executive branch of the Government of Paris

The mayor of Paris is the chief executive of Paris, the capital and largest city in France.
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September 15

Day of the year

September 15 is the 258th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 107 days remain until the end of the year.
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