Philippe Rühl

Philippe Rühl
Philippe Rühl
37th President of the National Convention
	In office; 6 March 1794 – 21 March 1794
Preceded by	Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Succeeded by	Jean-Lambert Tallien
	In office; 20 September 1792 (provisional)
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
Member of the National Convention
	In office; 21 September 1792 – 26 October 1795
Constituency	Bas-Rhin
Personal details
Born	3 May 1737; Strasbourg, Kingdom of France
Died	29 May 1795 (aged 58); Strasbourg, First French Republic
Cause of death	Suicide
Political party	The Mountain
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Philippe Jacques Rühl (3 May 1737 – 29/30 May 1795) was a German-French statesman during the French Revolution. He was the doyen d'âge (oldest deputy) of the opening ceremony of the Convention of 1792–1795. He was the son of a Lutheran minister. He committed suicide by stabbing himself with a dagger.

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