Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve

Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve was a French writer and politician who served as the second mayor of Paris, from 1791 to 1792.

Jean-Baptiste Coffinhal

Pierre-André Coffinhal-Dubail, known as Jean-Baptiste Coffinhal, was a lawyer, French revolutionary, member of the General Council of the Paris commune and a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal

Thomas-Augustin de Gasparin

Thomas-Augustin de Gasparin, was a French military officer and député for the Bouches-du-Rhône departement to the National Legislative Assembly and the Convention

Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental

Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental, was a French lawyer and diplomat, particularly remembered as a lifelong friend of Voltaire

Niccolò Arrighetti

Niccolò Arrighetti was Italian intellectual, pupil and associate of Galileo Galilei

Batto Sfez Affair

Samuel "Batto" Sfez was a young Tunisian Jew who worked as a cart driver for Nassim Shamama, the caid or officially recognised leader of the Jewish community in Tunisia. His execution for blasphemy in 1857 was a test case for the status of Jews and

Abdeljelil Zaouche

Abdeljelil Zaouche, was a politician, reformer and campaigner in the Tunisian independence movement

Thomyris, Queen of Scythia

Thomyris, Queen of Scythia was a pasticcio opera based on a libretto by Peter Anthony Motteux. It was produced by John James Heidegger at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in April 1707. Motteux’s prologue directly referenced Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Portuguese Constitution of 1838

The Political Constitution of the Portuguese Monarchy (Constituição Política da Monarquia Portuguesa) of 1838 was the third Portuguese constitution

Anastasio de Filiis

Anastasio de Filiis, together with Prince Federico Cesi, the Dutch physician Johannes van Heeck and Francesco Stelluti, was one of the four founding members of the Accademia dei Lincei. He wrote a number of works on natural science and tables of

Inzer (surname)

Inzer is a surname. People with that surname include:Drew Inzer, American football offensive lineman James C. Inzer (1887–1967), 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama William H. Inzer (1906–1978), Justice of the Supreme Court of