Henri Grégoire
The Reverend Henri Grégoire | |
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 Portrait by Joseph François, 1800 | |
| 5th President of the National Convention | |
| In office 8 August 1793 – 22 August 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles |
| Succeeded by | Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Isère | |
| In office 11 September 1819 – 4 November 1820 | |
| Succeeded by | Auguste Ravez |
| Constituency | Unknown |
| Member of the Conservative Senate | |
| In office 25 December 1801 – 11 April 1814 | |
| Monarch | Napoleon I |
| Preceded by | Aaron Jean François Crassous |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Body for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 25 December 1800 – 25 December 1801 | |
| Constituency | Blois |
| Member of the Council of Five Hundred for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 | |
| Constituency | Blois |
| Member of the National Convention for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 20 September 1792 – 2 November 1795 | |
| Constituency | Blois |
| Member of the National Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 9 July 1789 – 30 September 1791 | |
| Constituency | Nancy |
| Member of the Estates-General for the First Estate | |
| In office 13 June 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
| Constituency | Nancy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire 4 December 1750 Vého, near Lunéville, France |
| Died | 28 May 1831 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Panthéon, Paris |
| Political party | Left Group (1789–1791) Marais (1792–1795) Thermidorian (1795–1799) Anti-Bonapartist (1799–1814) Liberal Left (1819–1820) |
| Alma mater | University of Nancy |
| Profession | Clergyman |
| Awards | Commander of the Legion of Honor |
| Signature | .JPG) |
Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire 4 December 1750 – 28 May 1831), often referred to as the Abbé Grégoire, was a French Catholic priest, and presidents of the National Convention.
Grégoire, the son of a tailor, was born in Vého, close to Lunéville, France. After receiving his education at Nancy's Jesuit college, he was appointed curé (parish priest) of Emberménil in 1782. The Academy of Nancy crowned him in 1783 for his Eloge de la poésie, and the Academy of Metz crowned him in 1788 for his Essai sur la régénération physical et morale des Juifs.