# Martial Herman

_French politician (1759-1795)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-02

> Martial Joseph Armand Herman was a French lawyer and a chief judge during the Reign of Terror. His most famous cases were against Marie Antoinette and Georges Danton. As the commissioner of police, he dealt with the Luxembourg prison conspiracies, shortly before the Jacobin regime fell.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 29 August 1759 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260#P19))
- **Died:** 7 May 1795 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260#P570))
- **Place of death:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260#P27))
- **Occupation:** lawyer; diplomat; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260#P106))
- **Positions held:** president (28 August 1793 – 8 April 1794); Minister of the Interior of France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260#P39))

## Questions

**When was Martial Herman born?**  
Martial Herman was born on 29 August 1759 in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise.

**What positions has Martial Herman held?**  
Positions held by Martial Herman include: president (1793–1794); Minister of the Interior of France.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Martial Herman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Herman) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3295260](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295260) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Portrait d'Herman d'après L'interrogatpore de Marie-Antoinette de Pierre Bouillon.jpg by After Pierre Bouillon (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_d%27Herman_d%27apr%C3%A8s_L%27interrogatpore_de_Marie-Antoinette_de_Pierre_Bouillon.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Martial Herman, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Portrait d'Herman d'après L'interrogatpore de Marie-Antoinette de Pierre Bouillon.jpg — After Pierre Bouillon, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Martial Herman". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/martial-herman. Retrieved 4 November 2026.