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The guillotine execution machine was named after the physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, but who was the actual inventor?

Question #149377. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated May 29 2023.
Originally posted May 29 2023 11:58 AM.

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French surgeon Antoine Louis designed a prototype of the guillotine, building it with German engineer Tobias Schmidt. It is thought that King Louis XVI suggested using a straight angled blade in the device.

link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine

May 29 2023, 12:37 PM
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