who invented the guillotine?

Answer 1

The guillotine is a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy blade. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the victim's head. The device is famous for long being the main method of execution in France and, more particularly, for its use during the French Revolution.

The guillotine became famous (and acquired its name) in France at the time of the French Revolution. However, guillotine-like devices, such as the Halifax Gibbet and Scottish Maiden seen on the right, existed and were used for executions in several European countries long before the French Revolution. The first documented use of The Maiden was in 1307 in Ireland[1], and there are accounts of similar devices in Italy and Switzerland dating back to the 15th century. However, the French developed the machine further and became the first nation to use it as a standard execution method.

The device derives its name from Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a French doctor and member of the Revolutionary National Assembly, on whose suggestion it was introduced. Dr. Guillotin proposed the use of a mechanical device to carry out the death penalty. The basis for his recommendation is believed to have been his perception that it was a humane form of execution, contrasting with the methods used in pre-revolutionary, ancien régime (old regime) France.

Answer 2

Who Invented The Guillotine

Answer 3

Inventor's name: Joseph-Ignace-Guillotine

Date of birth: Born in 1738

Date of death: Died in 1821

Invention: He invented the Guillotine

1.In the 1700 the were many executed and Dr. Joseph-Ignace-Guillotine suggested that decapitation would be a more humane method of execution.
2.It was first used in April 25,1792 at the Place De Greve

Answer 4

The Guillotine was not invented by Dr Guillotin.
He did propose that mechanical decapitation be used to replace older more cruder forms of execution and his name got stuck with the machine.

Schmidt, Tobias
German hapsicord-builder who was involved in the building of the first guillotine. He was the craftsman.

Answer 5

The device derives its name from Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a French doctor and member of the Revolutionary National Assembly, on whose suggestion it was introduced.



Antoine Louis (1723–1792), member of the Académie Chirurgicale, developed the concept put forward by Guillotin,

and it was from his design that the first guillotine was built.

Answer 6

The man's name was a Frenchman named Dr. Guillotine as a humane way of executing people. Just Yahoo it, you'll find a million articles.

Answer 7

Joseph Guillotin and his cousin Charles LaElectric Chair.

Answer 8

Some guy who was called in to check out the mechanism on the razor sharp wood cutting machine. He accidentally let go of the rope and wham. His last name was Guillotine.

Answer 9

that IS his name.

Answer 10

That same guy, Anton Guill, who invented the coleslaw slicing machine. He had carpal tunnel syndrome from too much repetitive beheading during the French Revolution and he was looking for a way to make his workday easier.