Francois noel babeuf biography of williams

Babeuf  was born in 1760at St. Nicaise near the town of Saint-Quentin. His father, Claude Babeuf, had been a soldier in the French army but had been reduced to the level of a salt pan guard.  At twelve years old Babeuf had to work on the Picardy Canal and worked assisting a feudal notary in obtaining their duties.

 He was learning to be a land surveyor when the revolution began.

Francois noel babeuf biography of williams family

 By this stage his father had died and he was having to provide for his entire family.

With the revolution in progress he wrote a series of pamphlets outlining his fledgling political beliefs.  These were further illustrated in his extended piece called Cadastre perpetual which was published in 1790 where he stated the need for equal taxation, public help for the poor and free education for all.

 He created several petitions to the Constituent Assembly which incited the Picardy peasantry and caused Babeuf to be imprisoned temporarily.

On his release he created the Corresponden