Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (Arras, 6 May 1758-Paris, July 28, 1794), better known as Maximilien Robespierre, was a French lawyer, writer, orator and politician dubbed "the Incorruptible." He was one of the most prominent leaders of the French Revolution, deputy, twice president of the National Convention, undisputed leader of the most radical faction of the Jacobins and member of the Committee of Public Salvation, entity that ruled France during the known revolutionary period Like the Terror. Robespierre, a lawyer by profession, began his career as a criminal judge in the diocese of Arras, in addition to serving as a legal advocate, especially of the most deprived sectors, which, together with his then strong opposition to the death penalty and the notoriety Accumulated as a writer, made him one of the most notorious lawyers of Arras. His notoriety soon led to politics, being elected deputy by the Third State in the States General in 1789. An imminent political ascent led him to reach the presidency of the National Convention and to become one of the most powerful leaders of the Revolution.