Constitutional Father: Abbe Sieyes Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes, better known as Abbe Sieyes, is considered by some scholars, the leader of the early Revolution in France; however, others consider him a selfish, jealous man. No matter what one believes, there are some indisputable facts about Abbe Sieyes. Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes was born on May 3rd, 1748 in Frejus. His father was a postmaster and collector of king's dues, while his mother was connected to the lower ranks …showed first 75 words of 1587 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1587 total…Works Cited Beraud, Henri. Twelve Portraits of the French Revolution. Trans. Madeleine Boyd. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1928. Clapham, J.H. The Abbe Sieyes. London: P.S. King & Son, 1912. Dalberg-Acton, John E.E. Lectures on the French Revolution. Ed. John Figgis and Reginald Laurence. London: MacMillan and Company, 1932. Lefebvre, Georges. The Coming of the French Revolution. Trans. R.R. Palmer. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1947. Thompson, J.M. Leaders of the French Revolution. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1929.