French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader.
1750 CE
to 1831 CE
Henri Grégoire (4 December 1750 – 20 May 1831), often referred to as Abbé Grégoire, is a French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader.
He is an ardent abolitionist and supporter of universal suffrage, and is a founding member of the Bureau des longitudes, the Institut de France, and the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers.