2006-12-25 08:15:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm not sure but I think it is Dr.Joseph Ignace..
2006-12-25 09:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by KaBaOrb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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. In France, before the guillotine, members of the nobility were beheaded with a sword or axe, while commoners were usually hanged, or more gruesome methods of executions were used (the wheel, burning at the stake, etc.). In the case of decapitation, it sometimes took repeated blows to sever the head completely. The victim or the family of the victim would sometimes pay the executioner to ensure that the blade was sharp in order to provide for a quick and relatively painless death. The guillotine was thus perceived to deliver an immediate death without risk of misses. Furthermore, having only one method of execution was seen as an expression of equality among citizens. The guillotine was adopted as the official means of execution on 20 March 1792. The guillotine was from then on the only legal execution method in France until the abolition of the death penalty in 1981, apart from certain crimes against the security of the state, which entailed execution by firing squad.
2006-12-25 08:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by DarkChoco 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The guillotine was used to behead those who opposed the crown. Thought to be a civil way to dispatch a person humainly, but most times the blade was dull and the head was attached to the body. Two times more would fix it though. Tried to keep sharpened but on a marathon of killing its hard to keep the blade.
2006-12-25 08:21:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you believe a guy named Guillotine? It's true you know. It was supposed to be a humane way to execute. The first person they tried it out on was Guillotine.
2006-12-25 08:18:26 · answer #4 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin...he invented it as a more humane way to kill people...instead of chopping heads of with several blows of a sword, it just sliced right off!
2006-12-25 08:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A french guy who it was named by. It was supposed to behead someone the humane way, quickly. In those days, they used a large type of ax or sword, and sometimes they literally had to chop off bits and pieces until the person was beheaded, causing pain and suffering. This device did it all in one swift action. Maybe it works too good.
2006-12-25 08:25:36 · answer #6 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was a french person. It was used for execution by placing a persons head on a block of wood under an over-head blade. The blade was dropped, severing the persons head off.
2006-12-25 08:26:21 · answer #7 · answered by badbill1941 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who invented it, but if you don't know what it is for then you're an idiot.
2006-12-25 08:22:56 · answer #8 · answered by Joseph K 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋