Joseph Fernex Explained

Joseph Fernex (died 14 February 1795) was a judge in the Revolutionary Tribunals during the French Revolution.

A silk weaver from Lyon, close to Joseph Chalier, he was one of fived judges appointed in Lyon following the victory of the revolutionary armies. He later served as a judge in Orange, Vaucluse.

He was killed during the First White Terror in Lyon and his body thrown into the Rhone.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Nevin. Louis. Chronicle of the French Revolution. 1989. Longman. London. 0-582-05194-0. p. 468
2. Bruno Benoît, L'identité politique de Lyon, entre violences collectives et mémoire, Pars, L'Harmattan, 1999, 239 pages, p. 43 .