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Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (31 May 1753 – 31 October 1793) was a lawyer and statesman, and a significant figure of the French Revolution. A deputy to the Assembly from Bordeaux, Vergniaud was a notably eloquent orator. He was a supporter of Jacques Pierre Brissot and the Girondist faction.〔Doyle, William (1989); ''The Oxford History of the French Revolution''; Clarendon Press; ISBN 0-19-822781-7. See p.238: "...in 1791 the department of the Gironde had sent eloquent radicals like Vergniaud... to the National Assembly." See also p.276: "Brissot and his most vocal supporters, who included a particularly eloquent group of deputies from Bordeaux, notably Vergniaud...."〕
==Early life and education==
Vergniaud was born in the city of Limoges in the province of Limousin, to the elder Pierre Vergniaud and his wife Catherine Baubiat. The Vergniauds had both come from well-to-do merchant families with a long history in the province, and the family enjoyed a comfortable prosperity. At the time of Vergniaud's birth, his father was a contractor and purveyor for the king, supplying food for the royal garrison in the city.〔Bowers, Claude G. (1950); (''Pierre Vergniaud: Voice of the French Revolution'' ); MacMillan & Co., NY; ISBN 978-1-4067-4509-2, pp. 26–27.〕
The younger Vergniaud was first tutored at home by a Jesuit scholar, Abbé Roby, a master of ancient languages: it is likely that Vergniaud's lifelong love of the classics was inspired by him.〔Bowers (1950), p. 27.〕 The boy was sent to the Jesuit college at Limoges where he excelled. The future French statesman Turgot was at that time the intendant of the province, and knew the elder Vergniaud well. On one occasion, young Pierre recited some of his own poetry in the presence of Turgot, who was greatly impressed by his talent. Through Turgot's patronage, Vergniaud was admitted to the Collège du Plessis at Paris. Little is known of Vergniaud's personal life during his time at Du Plessis, but his education there was clearly a major formative experience: his deep, personal absorption of classical history and philosophy is evident throughout his later life.〔Bowers (1950), p. 29: "A microscopic investigation by the patient (lawyer and writer Charles ) Vatel failed to find any record of Vergniaud's life in Du Plessis, but his studies there are reflected in his speeches, showing the excellence of his classical training."〕
After his studies were complete, Vergniaud went unsure of his direction in life. He drifted lazily through several years, dabbling in fiction and theater, and losing his short career as a clerk in the provincial revenue office.〔Bowers (1950), pp. 29ff.〕 Much to his father's dismay, his chief preoccupation became frequenting salons and engaging in conversation, but in these pursuits Vergniaud excelled magnificently: important new friendships and associations grew richly for him in the salons.〔Schama, Simon (1989); ''Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution''; Knopf, NY. ISBN 0-394-55948-7, p. 529: "It was in the large local clubs, at Bordeaux and Lyon for example, that the next generation of revolutionary politicians who would go on to be the Ciceros and Catos of the Legislative Assembly - Lanthénas, Isnard, Vergniaud, and Gensonné - had their apprenticeship."〕 He was particularly favored by the Countess de Maleyssie, who let the frequently destitute Vergniaud live freely in her estate, and Charles Dupaty, President of the ''parlement'' of Bordeaux, who urged him to study law.〔Bowers (1950). See pp.30, 33.〕
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