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Histoire de Paris

Danton (1759-1794)
Fils d’un precureur d’Arcis-sur Aube, en Champagne, Georges-Jacques Danton est l’ainé d’une’ famille nombreuse, attiré très jaune par une vocation d’orateur. Mais il arrive à Paris sans ressources, et son beau père, tenancier d’un café situé au débouché du Pont-Neuf, lui avance les fonds nécessaires à l’achat de ses grades et de la charge d’avocat au Conseil du Roi. Ephémère ministre de la Justice au lendemain du 10 août 1792, Danton se consacre surtout à l’œuvre importante accomplie par la Convention dans le domaine de l’instruction publique: "Après le pain, l’éducation est le premier besoin d’un peuple" déclare-t-il à la tribune. Il s’emploie aussi à galvaniser l’énergie des citoyens appelés aux armes contre l’envahisseur: "Pour les vaincre, il nous faut de l’audace..." Ce monument d’Auguste Paris, qui le présente en effet comme l’âme de la défense nationale, est l’hommage officiel de la Ville pour le centenaire de la Révolution: inauguré en 1891, il occupe l’emplacement exact du salon de son appartement.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign is next to Danton’s statue Click for sign's details and tells about Danton who was one of the leaders of the French Revolution, and about the reason for erecting the statue

The statue was photographed several months earlier Click for a larger image

In the next photo taken on the same day, you can see the position of the statue relative to the location of the sign from which the photo was taken Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Danton (1759-1794)
Son of a pioneer from Arcis-sur Aube, in Champagne, Georges-Jacques Danton is the eldest of a large family, attracted very yellow by a vocation as an orator. But he arrived in Paris without resources, and his father-in-law, owner of a café located at the mouth of the Pont-Neuf, advanced him the funds necessary to purchase his ranks and the office of lawyer at the King’s Council. Short-lived Minister of Justice following August 10, 1792, Danton devoted himself above all to the important work accomplished by the Convention in the field of public education: "After bread, education is the first need of a people " he declared from the podium. He also works to galvanize the energy of citizens called to arms against the invader: "To defeat them, we need audacity..." This monument to Auguste Paris, which in fact presents it as the The soul of national defense, is the City’s official tribute for the centenary of the Revolution: inaugurated in 1891, it occupies the exact location of the living room of his apartment.