François Joseph Westermann [SEP] place of birth
François Joseph Westermann
François Joseph Westermann (5 September 1751 – 5 April 1794) was a French general of the Revolutionary Wars and political figure of the French Revolution.
Biography.
Biography Career.
Born in Molsheim (Bas-Rhin), François Joseph Westermann entered a cavalry regiment at an early age but soon left the service and went to Paris. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Revolution, and in 1790 became "greffier" of the municipality of Haguenau. After a short imprisonment on a charge of inciting
Danton, François Joseph Westermann, Camille Desmoulins, and Pierre Philippeaux. They were guillotined on the same day: 5 April 1794 (16th Germinal in the year II).
Fictionalized accounts.
- Hérault appears in an important supporting role in "A Far Better Rest", a reimagining of "A Tale of Two Cities", by Susanne Alleyn.
- Hérault also appears as a supporting character in "A Place of Greater Safety", a historical novel by Hilary Mantel which chronicles the French Revolution.