Carra, Jean Louis

From Philosopedia

Carra, Jean Louis (1743—1793) Carra, a French man of letters and Republican, wrote History of Moldavia and an Essay on Aerial Navigation. He espoused the revolution and was a member of the Jacobin club. His freethought sentiments are evident from his System of Reason (1773), his Spirit of Morality and Philosophy (1777), and New Principles of Physic (1782—1783). In the National Assembly, he voted for the death of Louis XVI but was guillotined with the Girondins. {BDF; RAT}