Joseph Cange, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joseph Cange

French revolutionary

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1753

Place of Birth: Sarrebourg, Grand Est, France

Profession: prison officer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Joseph Cange (Saarbourg, 19 September 1753 - ?) was a minor figure of the French Revolution. Cange was born to the family of a peasant.
He went on to serve as a clerk at Prison Saint-Lazare during the Reign of Terror. One day, he was sent to the wife and children of a prisoner, Monsieur George; moved by their miserable condition, he shared his money with them, claiming that the funds were sent by the prisoner.
George was freed at the Thermidorian Reaction and investigated to find the benefactor, eventually identifying Cange. The story came public, written into a play by Michel-Jean Sedaine, and reported before the National Convention, where the President declared "We applaud to Cange's generosity.
We like the virtue that characterises him".Cange became a popular figure, having his portrait made by Pierre-Nicolas Legrand de Lérant and four theatre plays written after the story.

Pierre-Nicolas Legrand de Lérant (1758–1829)
Alternative names	Pierre-Nicolas Sicot, known as Legrand de Lérant or de Sérant
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	29 March 1758	11 May 1829
Location of birth/death	Pont-l'Évêque	Bern
Work location	Switzerland (1795–1829)
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