The first line of his autobiography, "I was born in the mud," refers to his background as a ditch digger from Picardy.
This man's interactions with Sylvain Maréchal secured him a post in the Food Administration. This man's followers often chanted his song "Dying of Hunger, Dying of Cold." The first line of his autobiography, "I was born in the mud," refers to his background as a ditch digger from Picardy. He was aided by supporters Augustin Darthe and Philippe Buonarroti, who formed a "new" group named for this man after his death. This leader of the Society of the Pantheon praised the September Massacres for targeting "bloodsuckers", but wrote that a more final event must occur. That event led to his death at the Vendome under the government of Paul Barras, whose rule he tried to undermine. For 10 points, name this proto-socialist who tried to overthrow the Directory by forming the Conspiracy of the Equals, and who took his moniker from an ancient Roman tribune.
This man's interactions with Sylvain Maréchal secured him a post in the Food Administration.
Gracchus Babeuf [or Francis-Noel Babeuf]