Jean-Baptiste Michonis
Jean-Baptiste Michonis was a personality of the French Revolution. Originally a producer of lemonade, he became a member of the Commune de Paris, inspector of prisons and chief of police. He participated in the "complot de l'œillet" organised by Jean, Baron de Batz and for this was guillotined in what is now the Place de la Nation. He was buried in the cimetière de Picpus.
