Ο George Danton (Georges Jacques Danton, 1759-1794) was one of the most important figures of the French Revolution. Born in Arcy-sur-Aub, France, he came from a bourgeois family and was trained as a lawyer. He quickly became very active in politics and participated in the revolutionary struggle, standing out as a leading figure of the Revolution, particularly during the period of the ‘Great Terror’. He was a member of the Council of Deputies and Minister of Justice from 1792.

Danton was one of the most extreme supporters of the Revolution in the beginning, but over time, his political positions changed, advocating the necessary stability and a move away from extreme violence.

Regarding Freemasonry, Danton was a member of a lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient de France, the oldest and largest Masonic Jurisdiction in France.

His involvement in Freemasonry suggests his involvement in the French Masonic Brotherhood during an important period of history. The Grand Orient of France, founded in 1773, played an important role in the development of Freemasonry in France and was very influential during the revolutionary period.

George Danton contributed significantly to the tectonic activities of his time. The contradictions in his political stance, however, led him into conflict with his radical opponents and he was eventually arrested and executed by guillotine in 1794.